Prunus japonica
Chinese Bush Cherry, Chinese Plumtree
Other regional names: Japanese Almond Cherry +2 more
- Japanese Almond Cherry
- Japanese Bush Cherry
- Oriental Bush Cherry
Also known as: Cerasus japonica (Thunb.) Liou +17 more
- Cerasus japonica (Thunb.) Liou
- Cerasus japonica (Thunb.) Loisel.
- Cerasus japonica f. albiflora Skvortsov
- Cerasus japonica var. engleri (Koehne) Popov
- Microcerasus glandulosa f. consociiflora (C.K.Schneid.) Eremin & Juschev
- Microcerasus glandulosa var. japonica (Thunb.) Eremin & Juschev
- Microcerasus japonica (Thunb.) M.Roem.
- Prunus consociiflora C.K.Schneid.
- Prunus ishidoyana Nakai
- Prunus japonica f. engleri (Koehne) Koehne
- Prunus japonica f. fauriei Koehne
- Prunus japonica f. minor Koehne
- Prunus japonica f. oldhamii Koehne
- Prunus japonica f. rufinervis (Nakai) T.B.Lee
- Prunus japonica f. sphaerica (Carrière) Koehne
- Prunus japonica f. thunbergii (Koehne) Koehne
- Prunus japonica var. engleri Koehne
- Prunus japonica var. fukienensis Rehder
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Rosaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Originating in Temperate Asia, Prunus japonica (commonly known as Chinese bush cherry or Chinese plumtree) is a shrub belonging to the Rosaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China Southeast, Korea, Manchuria
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms