Oemleria cerasiformis
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| Internal ID | UUID64403e7e5ec46770407973 |
| Scientific name | Oemleria cerasiformis |
| Authority | (Torr. & A.Gray) J.W.Landon |
| First published in | Taxon 24: 200 (1975) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
Edible ripe fruits are used to make jam, jelly, syrup, sauce, and occasionally infused beverages or cordials. The fruits are hand-harvested when soft and fully colored and processed similarly to small stone fruits.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
- Fruit: eaten fresh or processed into jams, jellies, sauces, syrups; rarely fermented or made into cordials. Ripe fruits are aromatic with sweet–tart flavor. Reported high pectin content aids jam and jelly setting.
- Flavoring and additive: dried fruit or concentrated extracts can be used as flavoring in food applications.
- Availability: local/regional supply from wild harvesting; commercial-scale production is limited.
Properties relevant to use:
- Flesh characteristics: fleshy drupe; reported high pectin有助于果胶制品黏稠形成。Note: pectin is a soluble fiber used for setting jams, but no health claims are made here.
Sustainability and sourcing:
- Harvesting: wild-harvested from Pacific Northwest forests; minimal processing required.
- Regeneration: small multi-stemmed shrub; post-harvest regeneration depends on sustainable picking and habitat protection.
- Supply constraints: species abundance varies; demand can lead to overharvesting of high-value stands; local regulations and foraging best practices are important.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Nuttallia cerasiformis | Torr. & A.Gray | Bot. Beechey Voy. 337. 1839 [Jan-May 1839] ; t. 82. Feb-Mar 1840. |
| Osmaronia cerasiformis | (Torr. & A.Gray) Greene | Pittonia 2: 191 (1891) |
| Nuttallia davidiana | (Baill.) Baill. | Adansonia 11: 328 (1875) |
| Exochorda davidiana | Baill. | Adansonia 9: 149 (1869) |
| Osmaronia obtusa | Greene | Pittonia 5: 310 (1905) |
| Osmaronia bracteosa | Greene | Pittonia 5: 310 (1905) |
| Osmaronia demissa | Greene | Pittonia 5: 310 (1905) |
| Osmaronia laurina | Greene | Pittonia 5: 311 (1905) |
| Osmaronia padiformis | Greene | Pittonia 5: 311 (1905) |
| Osmaronia cerasiformis var. lancifolia | Greene | Pittonia 5: 309 (1905) |
| Osmaronia cerasiformis var. nigra | Greene | Pittonia 5: 309 (1905) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | indian plum |
| Czech | vonivka třešňová |
| Welsh | coeden geirios oemler |
| Croatian | emlerija |
| Polish | Śliwokrzew amerykański |
| Russian | Эмлерия |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
No distribution data was extracted from POWO/KEW yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000984299 |
| Canadensys | 8791 |
| USDA Plants | OECE |
| Tropicos | 27800989 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:172648-2 |
| The Plant List | rjp-1118 |
| Missouri Botanical Garden | 358529 |
| PFAF | Oemleria cerasiformis |
| Open Tree Of Life | 782147 |
| Observations.org | 507317 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 32237 |
| NBN Atlas | NHMSYS0000461140 |
| Nature Serve | 2.139771 |
| IUCN Red List | 156821753 |
| IPNI | 33923-1 |
| iNaturalist | 53419 |
| GBIF | 2988485 |
| Freebase | /m/02q6j74 |
| EOL | 300919 |
| Elurikkus | 348710 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 5879 |
| USDA GRIN | 420072 |
| Wikipedia | Oemleria_cerasiformis |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| Accession | Assembly | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Level | Submitter | Released | Coverage | Size | |
| GCA_037349345.2 | drOemCera1_p1.2 | Scaffold | Canada's national platform for genome sequencing and analysis | 2025-07-24 | 83.35 | 322.19 Mb |
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acyl glycosides / Fatty acyl glycosides of mono- and disaccharides | |||||
| 3-(Hydroxymethyl)-4-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxybut-2-enenitrile | 78410317 | Click to see | 275.25 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89525-4 |
| 3-Methyl-4-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxybut-2-enenitrile | 85373987 | Click to see | 259.26 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89525-4 |
| 3-Methyl-4-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxybutanenitrile | 163085443 | Click to see CC(CC#N)COC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O | 261.27 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89525-4 |
| Dihydroosmaronin | 101691173 | Click to see | 261.27 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89525-4 |
| Osmaronin | 11032594 | Click to see | 259.26 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89525-4 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00661-3 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-959843 |
| Sutherlandin | 6442883 | Click to see C(C1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC(=CC#N)CO)O)O)O)O | 275.25 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89525-4 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-959843 |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Cyanogenic glycosides | |||||
| 3-Methyl-2-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxybutanenitrile | 4479450 | Click to see | 261.27 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89525-4 |
| Epiheterodendrin | 185872 | Click to see | 261.27 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00661-3 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89525-4 |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds | |||||
| (2S,3R)-3-methyl-3-[[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxirane-2-carbonitrile | 101675232 | Click to see | 275.25 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89525-4 |
| 3-Methyl-3-[[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxirane-2-carbonitrile | 163022231 | Click to see | 275.25 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89525-4 |
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| In public collections | 0 |