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Prunus cerasifera

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
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Internal ID UUID64403fe07783f416693325
Scientific name Prunus cerasifera
Authority Ehrh.
First published in Gartenkalender 4: 190 (1785)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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Important notice
  • Content in this section summarizes historical and cultural records. It is not medical advice.
  • Do not use plants for self-treatment. Safety, efficacy, and appropriate use are not established here.
  • Plant identification errors, allergies, and interactions can cause harm. Consult qualified professionals for health questions.
  • Local legality and regulatory status may vary; verify before collecting, processing, or selling plant materials.

Malva sylvestris has a long history as a gentle demulent tea and wash across southern Europe and the Near East. In the Balkans, leaves and flowers are steeped as a soothing beverage for coughs and sore throats (Jarić et al., 2015). In traditional medicine of southern Italy, the same infusions are taken for gastrointestinal irritation and as a mild expectorant (De Feo & Senatore, 1993). Among practitioners in northern Morocco, leaves and aerial parts are decocted for throat complaints and skin irritation, and the same decoction is used topically as a wash (Alami et al., 2006). In Greece and surrounding islands, leaves are infused as a throat-soothing drink and the cooled infusion applied to irritated skin and minor wounds (Ghirardini et al., 2011). Traditional poultices of freshly bruised leaves are also reported in Morocco and Tunisia for burns, bruises, and inflammatory skin conditions (Nabli, 1999; Ghirardini et al., 2011).

A simple soothing tea can be made by steeping 2–3 g of dried leaves and/or flowers in 200–250 mL of freshly boiled water for 10–12 minutes; strain and drink 1–2 cups daily as needed for cough or dry throat. A mild extract suitable for throat gargles is prepared as an infusion: 3 g of herb in 200 mL hot water, infused 10 minutes and cooled to a comfortable temperature before use. For a 1:5 ethanol tincture (w/v), macerate 20 g of dried aerial parts in 100 mL of 45% ethanol for 2–3 weeks, shaking daily, then press and filter; a typical dose is 2–3 mL taken in water up to three times daily. Safety notes: Malva is generally well tolerated; however, allergies to Malvaceae are possible and bitter-scented hydrocyanic compounds are not present at levels of concern in the leaves. People with known sensitivity should discontinue use, and topical applications should be patch‑tested first. Traditional sources emphasize the herb’s very low toxicity, yet medicinal use during pregnancy or lactation should be discussed with a healthcare professional.

The demulent action of Malva sylvestris is attributed to its mucilaginous polysaccharides, which readily form soothing gels, along with flavonoids such as malvidin and quercetin derivatives and the anthocyanin delphinidin that contribute to antioxidant and mild anti‑inflammatory effects (Nabli, 1999; Gartner, 2015). These constituents help explain the traditional use of infusions and washes for irritation of the throat and skin.

Today, Malva sylvestris remains common in herbal commerce as dried leaf and flower tea and as a macerate for external use, and modern research continues to explore its anti‑inflammatory and antimicrobial properties in relation to the plant’s traditional indications (Alami et al., 2006).

General Uses Top

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Common products:
The mature fruits are eaten fresh and processed into jams, conserves, and dried fruit. They are also used as an ingredient in fermented alcoholic beverages, particularly in parts of Central and Eastern Europe where myrobalan plums are distilled into plum brandies (e.g., slivovitz). A concentrated juice or syrup is produced for flavoring.

Industrial and craft applications:
Wood from mature trees is occasionally employed in small-scale woodworking, such as turned objects, tool handles, and brush backs. The wood is fine-grained, moderately hard, and takes a smooth finish. The species is widely used as a rootstock for other Prunus species in horticulture and orchard production, particularly to impart vigor or adaptation to certain soils. In landscaping, selected ornamental forms (pink- to purple-leaved cultivars) are planted as street, park, and garden trees.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
Fruit products include fresh table fruit; jam, preserves, and syrups; dried plums; and fermented beverages, including brandies made from distilled fruit mash or infusion. Processing commonly involves sugar addition, heat treatment, and controlled fermentation or distillation. Total soluble solids are typically moderate to high, with low titratable acidity, supporting sweet-tart profiles and product stability. Dried products are shelf-stable after controlled drying.

Colorants and tanning:
The fruit skins are a minor natural colorant source. Historical references describe myrobalan plums providing brown to yellowish-brown hues when used as a dye for protein fibers, but commercial use today is minor and primarily craft or local dyeing. The bark and unripe fruit contain tannins that can serve in traditional tanning systems for light leathers; industrial application is limited.

Wood and fiber:
Wood is not a timber commodity but can be used for craft and tool components where a fine, moderately dense wood is desired. Fiber and bark content are sufficient for small-scale or experimental applications, but no significant industrial fiber or pulp use is documented.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
Fruity fragrance notes are occasionally explored in flavor and fragrance formulation, particularly as natural derivatives in niche or regional contexts; such use is not mainstream.

Properties relevant to use:
Fruits contain anthocyanins and other phenolics that contribute to coloration and browning resistance in processed products, and moderate acidity aids microbiological stability. Wood properties include fine, interlocked grain; medium density; and good finishing characteristics.

Standards and regulation:
Food uses are subject to general food safety and labeling regimes (e.g., EU Regulation No. 1169/2011 on food information to consumers; U.S. 21 CFR). Liqueur/alcohol production must comply with national beverage alcohol regulations and labeling standards.

Sustainability and sourcing:
Prunus cerasifera is widely cultivated and also occurs in feral or naturalized populations in parts of Europe, Asia, and introduced regions. Sustainable harvesting for wild fruit should aim to avoid impacts on regeneration. In some jurisdictions it can become invasive or naturalized, and control programs exist where appropriate. For commercial scale, the risk of naturalization and spread should be considered in sourcing decisions.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Prunus myrobalana Loisel. Traité Arbr. Arbust. 5: 184 (1809)
Padus racemosa (Lam.) C.K.Schneid. Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde ; 1904 639 1906
Prunus domestica var. myrobalan L. Species plantarum, edition 1 ; 1753 475 1753
Prunus cerasifera subsp. myrobalana (L.) C.K.Schneid. Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde ; 1904 632, f.348f,g;349h,i 1906
Prunus sogdiana Vassilcz. Ref. Nauchno-Issl. Rabot, Otdelenie Biol. Nauk 1945: 5 (1947)
Prunus divaricata Ledeb. Index Seminum (TU, Dorpatensis) 1824(Suppl.): 6 (1824)
Prunus alpestris Schischkin Izv. Tomsk. Gosud. Univ. 81: 472 (1928)
Prunus mirabilis Poit. & Turpin Traité Arbr. Fruit. 2: n.º 45 (1810)
Prunus domestica var. myrobolana Ser. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis ; 1823 533 1825
Cerasus myrobalanos hort. ex Handl. Trees Kew Pt. i. [Polypet.] (1894) 133.
Prunus mirobalanus Poit. & Turpin Trait‚ des arbres fruitiers ; 1807 no.1, t.95, fasc.16 1810
Prunus mirabilis Sumnev. Fl. Uzbekistan. 3: 797 (1955)
Prunus caspica Kovalev & Ekimov Dokl. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. , n.s., 23: 282 (1939)
Prunus monticola K.Koch Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1854(App.): 15 (1854)
Prunus orientalis (Popov) Kudr. ex Vassilcz. Ref. Nauchno-Issl. Rabot, Otdelenie Biol. Nauk 1945: 5 (1947)
Prunus pissardii Carrière Rev. Hort. (Paris) 53: 190 (1881)
Prunus cerasifera var. orientalis Popov Trudy Prikl. Bot. 22: 392 (1929)
Armeniaca sogdiana Kudr. Fl. Uzbekistan. 3: 797 (1955)
Prunus communis P.C.Kanjilal Fl. Assam 2: 183 (1938)
Prunus cerasifera f. ovalidrupacea Bregadze Trudy Inst. Bot. Akad. Nauk Gruzinsk. S.S.R., Ser. Fl. Sist. 28: 79 (1976)
Prunus cerasifera f. plano-subglobosa-drupacea Bregadze Trudy Inst. Bot. Akad. Nauk Gruzinsk. S.S.R., Ser. Fl. Sist. 28: 79 (1976)
Prunus cerasifera f. stipitata Bregadze Trudy Inst. Bot. Akad. Nauk Gruzinsk. S.S.R., Ser. Fl. Sist. 28: 79 (1976)
Prunus cerasifera f. subglobosa-drupacea Bregadze Trudy Inst. Bot. Akad. Nauk Gruzinsk. S.S.R., Ser. Fl. Sist. 28: 79 (1976)
Prunus cerasifera f. subglobosa-putaminata Bregadze Trudy Inst. Bot. Akad. Nauk Gruzinsk. S.S.R., Ser. Fl. Sist. 28: 79 (1976)
Prunus communis subsp. divaricata (Ledeb.) Brandis Forest Fl. N.W. India : 192 (1874)
Prunus cerasifera subsp. georgica Eremin & N.N.Luneva Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts. 139: 75 (1991)
Prunus cerasifera subsp. pontica N.N.Luneva Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts. 139: 76 (1991)
Prunus cerasifera subsp. iranica N.N.Luneva & Eremin Alycha 31 (1969)
Prunus cerasifera subsp. turcomanica Popov ex N.N.Luneva Trudy Prikl. Bot. 83: 103 (1984)
Prunus cerasifera subsp. caspica N.N.Luneva Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 70: 1489 (1985)
Prunus cerasifera subsp. macrocarpa Eremin & Garkov. Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts. 123: 12 (1989)
Prunus cerasifera var. ovaliputaminata Bregadze Trudy Inst. Bot. Akad. Nauk Gruzinsk. S.S.R., Ser. Fl. Sist. 28: 78 (1976)
Prunus sogdiana var. mirabilis Bondarenko ex O.N.Korovina Byull. Vsesoyuzn. Ordena Lenina Ordena Druzhby Narodov Nauchno-Issl. Inst. Rasteniev. N. I. Vavilova 81: 37 (1978)
Prunus cerasifera var. georgica (Eremin) Eremin & Garkov. Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts. 123: 14 (1989)
Prunus cerasifera var. taurica (Kostina) Eremin & Garkov. Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts. 123: 14 (1989)
Prunus cerasifera var. nairica (Kovalev) Eremin & Garkov. Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts. 123: 13 (1989)
Prunus cerasifera var. iranica (Kovalev) Eremin & Garkov. Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts. 123: 13 (1989)
Prunus cerasifera lus. pendula (L.H.Bailey) Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(2): 126 (1906)
Prunus cerasifera prol. myrobalana (L.) Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(2): 126 (1906)
Prunus caspica subsp. foveata Kov. & Strebkova Dokl. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. , n.s., 23: 282 (1939)
Prunus cerasifera var. acutifolia L.H.Bailey Cycl. Amer. Hort. 3: 1447 (1901)
Prunus cerasifera unranked angustifolia Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(2): 126 (1906)
Prunus cerasifera var. atropurpurea H.Jaeger Ziergehölze Gärt. Parkanl. , ed. 2: 262 (1884)
Prunus cerasifera var. bonamenta Pénzes Bot. Közlem. 48: 59 (1959)
Prunus cerasifera subsp. borealicaucasica Kovalev & Ekimov Dokl. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. , n.s., 23: 282 (1939)
Prunus cerasifera var. crisica Pénzes Bot. Közlem. 48: 59 (1959)
Prunus cerasifera var. csongradensis Pénzes Bot. Közlem. 48: 59 (1959)
Prunus cerasifera unranked elegans Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(2): 126 (1906)
Prunus cerasifera var. eucerasifera Pénzes Bot. Közlem. 48: 58 (1959)
Prunus cerasifera unranked gracilis Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(2): 126 (1906)
Prunus cerasifera var. luteocordata Pénzes Bot. Közlem. 48: 59 (1959)
Prunus cerasifera var. luteoglobata Pénzes Bot. Közlem. 48: 60 (1959)
Prunus cerasifera f. nigra L.H.Bailey Stand. Cycl. Hort. 5: 2825 (1916)
Prunus cerasifera var. nigroglobata Pénzes Bot. Közlem. 48: 58 (1959)
Prunus cerasifera var. pumila Kovalev Alycha Prirodye, Kulturye i Selektsii : 41 (1955)
Prunus cerasifera unranked purpurea Späth Nursery Cat. (Späth) 124: 114 (1907)
Prunus cerasifera f. spaethiana H.L.Späth Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 127 (1914)
Prunus cerasifera var. stenodrunacea Kovalev Alycha Prirodye, Kulturye i Selektsii : 43 (1955)
Prunus cerasifera var. szarvasiensis Pénzes Bot. Közlem. 48: 58 (1959)
Prunus cerasifera unranked woodii Späth Nursery Cat. (Späth) 143: 111 (1910)
Prunus divaricata f. atropurpurea Jacq.
Prunus divaricata subsp. caspica Kovalev & Ekimov ex Browicz Fl. Iranica 66: 163 (1969)
Prunus divaricata f. woodii Späth
Prunus domestica var. myrobalana L. Sp. Pl. : 475 (1753)
Prunus monticola var. pubescens Nábělek Spisy Přír. Fak. Masarykovy Univ. 35: 107 (1923)
Prunus myrobalana var. arbutifolia Lavallée Énum. Arbres : 71 (1877)
Prunus myrobalana f. cerasifera Zabel Handb. Laubholzben. : 251 (1903)
Prunus myrobalana f. divaricata Zabel Handb. Laubholzben. : 251 (1903)
Prunus myrobalana var. gigantea Lavallée Énum. Arbres : 71 (1877)
Prunus myrobalana var. ligustrifolia Lavallée Énum. Arbres : 71 (1877)
Prunus myrobalana f. purpurea Zabel Handb. Laubholzben. : 251 (1903)
Prunus myrobalana unranked roseaplena Zabel Handb. Laubholzben. : 253 (1903)
Prunus myrobalana unranked rubraplena Zabel Handb. Laubholzben. : 253 (1903)
Prunus myrobalana var. serotina Lavallée Énum. Arbres : 71 (1877)
Prunus pissardii unranked florepleno Lemoine Nursery Cat. (Lemoine) 164: 14 (1906)
Prunus pissardii var. moseri Grosdem. Rev. Hort. (Paris) 85: 178 (1913)
Prunus pissardii unranked purpusii Hesse Nursery Cat. (Hesse) 1908-1909: 127 (1908)
Prunus sogdiana subsp. arkytensis Vassilcz. Plod. Lesa Yuzhn. Kirg. 1: 256 (1949)
Prunus sogdiana var. atrata Vassilcz. Fl. Tadzhiksk. S.S.R. 4: 496 (1975)
Prunus sogdiana var. citrina Vassilcz. Fl. Tadzhiksk. S.S.R. 4: 496 (1975)
Prunus sogdiana subsp. conoidea Vassilcz. Plod. Lesa Yuzhn. Kirg. 1: 256 (1949)
Prunus sogdiana var. depruinosa Vassilcz. Fl. Tadzhiksk. S.S.R. 4: 496 (1975)
Prunus sogdiana var. eximia Vassilcz. Fl. Tadzhiksk. S.S.R. 4: 496 (1975)
Prunus sogdiana subsp. prunoidea Vassilcz. & Knorring Plod. Lesa Yuzhn. Kirg. 1: 255 (1949)
Prunus sogdiana var. punicea Vassilcz.
Prunus orientalis var. uzbekistanica Kudr. Plod. Shakhri. 1: 175 (1950)
Prunus orientalis var. excelsior Kudr. Plod. Shakhri. 1: 176 (1950)
Prunus orientalis var. pamiralaica Kudr. Plod. Shakhri. 1: 176 (1950)
Prunus orientalis var. popovii Kudr. Plod. Shakhri. 1: 177 (1950)
Prunus orientalis var. flava Kudr. Plod. Shakhri. 1: 178 (1950)
Prunus cerasifera subsp. divaricata (Ledeb.) Brandis Forest Fl. N.W. India : 192 (1874)
Prunus cerasifera f. purpusii (Hesse) L.H.Bailey Stand. Cycl. Hort. 5: 2825 (1916)
Prunus cerasifera subsp. sogdiana (Vassilcz.) Eremin Alycha : 22 (1969)
Prunus divaricata subsp. borealicaucasica (Kovalev & Ekimov) Tamamsch. Fl. Kavkaza , ed. 2, 5: 127 (1952)
Prunus divaricata f. elegans (Bean) S.Ya.Sokolov Derev. Kustarnik. URSS 3: 705 (1954)
Prunus divaricata var. nairica (Kovalev) Tamamsch. Fl. Kavkaza , ed. 2, 5: 127 (1952)
Prunus divaricata f. nigra (L.H.Bailey) S.Ya.Sokolov Derev. Kustarnik. URSS 3: 705 (1954)
Prunus divaricata f. pendula (L.H.Bailey) S.Ya.Sokolov Derev. Kustarnik. URSS 3: 705 (1954)
Prunus divaricata var. pontica (Kovalev & Ekimov) Tamamsch. Fl. Kavkaza , ed. 2, 5: 127 (1952)
Prunus divaricata f. purpusii (L.H.Bailey) S.Ya.Sokolov Derev. Kustarnik. URSS 3: 705 (1954)
Prunus divaricata subsp. turcomanica (Popov) S.Ya.Sokolov Derev. Kustarnik. URSS 3: 705 (1954)
Prunus domestica var. cerasifera (Ehrh.) Poir. Encycl. 5: 678 (1804)
Prunus myrobalana f. pissardii (Carrière) Koehne Deut. Dendrol. : 317 (1893)
Prunus myrobolana var. pissardii (Carrière) K.Mey. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 22: 55 (1923)
Prunus cerasifera f. atropurpurea (H.Jaeger) Rehder Bibliogr. Cult. Trees : 320 (1949)
Prunus cerasifera var. divaricata (Ledeb.) L.H.Bailey Cycl. Amer. Hort. 3: 1447 (1901)
Prunus cerasifera subsp. divaricata (Ledeb.) C.K.Schneid. Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 632 (1906)
Prunus cerasifera var. elegans C.K.Schneid. Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 632 (1906)
Prunus cerasifera var. elegans Bean Trees & Shrubs Brit. Isles 2: 232 (1914)
Prunus cerasifera f. elegans (Bean) Rehder Bibliogr. Cult. Trees : 320 (1949)
Prunus cerasifera subsp. georgica Eremin Alycha : 27 (1969)
Prunus cerasifera var. moseri Späth Nursery Cat. (Späth) 124: 114 (1907)
Prunus cerasifera subsp. nairica Kovalev Dokl. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. , n.s., 23: 281 (1939)
Prunus cerasifera subsp. orientalis (Popov) Kovalev Dokl. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. , n.s., 23: 283 (1939)
Prunus cerasifera var. pendula L.H.Bailey Cycl. Amer. Hort. 3: 1447 (1901)
Prunus cerasifera f. pendula (L.H.Bailey) Rehder Bibliogr. Cult. Trees : 320 (1949)
Prunus cerasifera var. pissardii (Carrière) C.K.Schneid. Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 632 (1906)
Prunus cerasifera subsp. pissardii (Carrière) P.Fourn. Quatre Fl. France : 521 (1936)
Prunus cerasifera subvar. pissardii (Carrière) Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(2): 126 (1906)
Prunus cerasifera subsp. pontica Kovalev & Ekimov Dokl. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. , n.s., 23: 282 (1939)
Prunus cerasifera subsp. taurica Kostina Trudy Gosud. Nikitsk. Bot. Sada 24: 5 (1947)
Prunus cerasifera var. turcomanica Popov Trudy Prikl. Bot. 22: 392 (1929)
Prunus cerasifera f. woodii (Späth) Rehder Bibliogr. Cult. Trees : 320 (1949)
Prunus divaricata subsp. nairica (Kovalev) S.Ya.Sokolov Derev. Kustarnik. URSS 3: 704 (1954)
Prunus divaricata subsp. pontica (Kovalev & Ekimov) S.Ya.Sokolov Derev. Kustarnik. URSS 3: 704 (1954)
Prunus domestica subsp. cerasifera (Ehrh.) Arcang. Comp. Fl. Ital. : 210 (1882)
Prunus myrobalana var. pissardii (Carrière) K.Mey. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 22: 55 (1923)
Prunus myrobalana (L.) Desf. Tabl. École Bot. : 179 (1804)
Prunus cerasifera var. myrobalana (L.) Săvul. Fl. Republ. Popul. Române 4: 846 (1956)
Prunus cerasifera subsp. taurica Kostina Alycha Prirodye, Kulturye i Selektsii : 93 (1955)
Prunus cerasifera unranked moseri Späth Nursery Cat. (Späth) 167: 113 (1915)

Common names Top

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Language Common/alternative name
English myrobalan
English cherry plum
English myrobalan plum
Spanish ciruelo de jardin
Spanish ciruelo de jardín
Spanish ciruelo mirobalano
Spanish ciruelo mirobolano
Spanish myrobalan
Spanish padus racemosa subsp racemosa
Spanish cerasus myrobalanos
Spanish padus racemosa
Spanish prunus cerasifera subsp. myrobalana
Spanish prunus cerasifera subsp. sogdiana
Spanish prunus divaricata
Spanish prunus domestica var. myrobalana
Spanish prunus mirabilis
Spanish prunus orientalis
Spanish prunus sogdiana
ab Аҳәаса
Arabic برقوق كرزي
Arabic خوخ كرزي
Arabic البُرقوق الكرزي
Arabic الخوخ الكرزي
Azerbaijani alça
azb آلچا
ba Алса
Belarusian Вішнясліва
Belarusian Сліва растапыраная
Belarusian Алыча
Belarusian prunus divaricata
Bulgarian Джанки
Bulgarian джанка
Catalan prunera de fulla vermella
Catalan prunus pissardii
Czech slivoň myrobán
Czech myrobalán
Czech myrobalán třešňový
Czech slivoň třešňová
Czech slivoň myrobalán
Welsh coeden goeg-geirios
Danish kirsebær-blomme
Danish mirabel
Danish mirabelle
German kirsch-pflaume
German kirschpflaume
German myrobalane
German wildpflaume
Greek Κορόμηλο
Greek Κορομηλιά
Esperanto mirobalano
Estonian alõtšad
Estonian haraline ploomipuu
Basque gerezi-aranondo
Basque aranondo japoniar
Basque japoniar aranondo
Persian آلوچه
Finnish kirsikkaluumu
Finnish kirsikkaluumupuu
Finnish myrobalaani
French myrobolan
French prunier myrobalan
French prunier d'ornement
French prunier myrobolan
French prunus pissardii
Irish pluma silíneach
Irish crann plumaí silíneacha
Galician ameixeira xaponesa
Galician abruñeiro dos xardíns
Hebrew שזיף שרי
Croatian džanarika
Croatian mirobalana
Croatian okruglica
Croatian ringlo
Croatian šljiva ranka
Croatian trešnjolika šljiva
Croatian trnošljiva
Croatian crvenolisna šljiva
Upper Sorbian bombawka
Hungarian cseresznyeszilva
Hungarian fosószilva
Hungarian lotyószilva
Hungarian mirabella
Hungarian mirabolán
Hungarian mirobalán
Hungarian ónabón
Hungarian paradicsomszilva
Armenian սալորենի սովորական
Igbo cherry plum
Igbo myrobalan
Igbo myrobalan plum
Italian amolo
Italian mirabolano
Italian rusticano
Japanese チェリープラム
Georgian ალუჩა
kbd Пхъэгулъ
Kazakh Алша
Korean 자엽꽃자두
ku hûlitirşik
lbe Ккурмуз
lez Алуча
Burmese ဖန်ခါးသီး
Norwegian Bokmål kirsebærplomme
Dutch kerspruim
Dutch myrobalaan
Norwegian Nynorsk kirsebærplomme
os Æхсынцъы
os prunus divaricata
pam cherry plum
Polish ałycza
Polish Śliwa wiśniowa
Polish prunus divaricata
Polish śliwa wiśniowa
pnt κοκκίμελα
Romanian corcoduş
Romanian corcoduș
Russian Мирабель
Russian Ткемали
Russian Алуча
Russian Алыча вишневидная
Russian Алыча культурная
Russian Алыча растопыренная
Russian Слива вишнёвоплодная
Russian Слива растопыренная
Russian Алыча
Russian prunus divaricata
Serbo-Croatian crvenolisna šljiva
shn မၢၵ်ႇၼႃႉ
shn မၢၵ်ႇၼ
Slovak slivka višňoplodá
Slovenian češnjelika sliva
Slovenian mirobalana
Slovenian češnjeva sliva
Serbian Џанарика
Swedish körsbärsplommon
tg Олуча
Turkish kiraz eriği
Turkish prunus divaricata
Ukrainian Слива розчепірена
Ukrainian Алича
Uzbek togʻolcha
Vietnamese mận anh đào
vro alõts'a
xmf ჸომური
Chinese 中亚李
Chinese 樱桃李
Chinese 樱李
Chinese 新疆樱桃李
Chinese 红叶李
Chinese 櫻桃李

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Asia-temperate
    • Caucasus
      • North Caucasus
      • Transcaucasus
    • China
      • Xinjiang
    • Middle Asia
      • Kazakhstan
      • Kirgizstan
      • Tadzhikistan
      • Turkmenistan
      • Uzbekistan
    • Western Asia
      • Afghanistan
      • East Aegean Islands
      • Iran
      • Iraq
      • Lebanon-Syria
      • Turkey
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • East Himalaya
      • Nepal
      • Pakistan
      • West Himalaya
  • Australasia
    • Australia
      • New South Wales
      • South Australia
      • Tasmania
      • Victoria
    • New Zealand
      • New Zealand North
      • New Zealand South
  • Europe
    • Eastern Europe
      • Baltic States
      • East European Russia
      • Krym
      • Ukraine
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Germany
      • Hungary
      • Netherlands
      • Poland
      • Switzerland
    • Northern Europe
      • Denmark
      • Great Britain
      • Ireland
      • Sweden
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Albania
      • Bulgaria
      • Greece
      • Italy
      • Romania
      • Turkey-in-Europe
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • France
      • Portugal
      • Spain
  • Northern America
    • Eastern Canada
      • Ontario
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Massachusetts
      • New Hampshire
      • New York
      • Ohio
      • Pennsylvania
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Colorado
      • Idaho
      • Oregon
      • Washington
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Maryland
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • California
    • Western Canada
      • British Columbia

Links to other databases Top

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001007955
UNII XVE14FEG0K
Cornell Woody Plants 190
Canadensys 8860
USDA Plants PRCE2
UConn 349
Tropicos 27801090
INPN 116053
Flora of Italy 2221
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:729568-1
The Plant List rjp-44
Missouri Botanical Garden 286444
PFAF Prunus cerasifera
Open Tree Of Life 217660
NCBI Taxonomy 36595
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000003416
Nature Serve 2.144787
IUCN Red List 172162
IPNI 729568-1
iNaturalist 55837
GBIF 3021730
Freebase /m/04ktcm
EPPO PRNCF
EOL 301112
Elurikkus 6590
Calflora (Californian flora) 6887
US Library of Congress sh85023102
USDA GRIN 29860
Wikipedia Prunus_cerasifera
Plantarium 30411

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_050575025.1 ASM5057502v1 Chromosome Beijing University of Agriculture 2025-05-27 65 235.44 Mb

Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Identifying the generalizable controls on insect associations of native and non‐native trees Gougherty AV, Klapwijk M, Liebhold AM, Mech A, Trombik J, Fei S Ecol Evol 12-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11089089
doi:10.1002/ece3.11265
PMID:38742186
Comprehensive evaluation and application of woody plants in the green spaces of parks in saline–Alkaline areas from a low-carbon perspective: A case study of Tianjin Qiaoyuan Park Bai J, Wang H PLoS One 10-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11086879
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0303341
PMID:38728347
Commodity risk assessment of Tilia cordata and Tilia platyphyllos plants from the UK Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Streissl F, Gonthier P EFSA J 03-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11066761
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8803
PMID:38707495
Wild Edible Plants Used in Dalmatian Zagora (Croatia) Ninčević Runjić T, Jug-Dujaković M, Runjić M, Łuczaj Ł Plants (Basel) 11-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11053949
doi:10.3390/plants13081079
PMID:38674488
Pest categorisation of Eulecanium giganteum Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Grégoire J, Malumphy C, Akrivou A, Kertesz V, Papachristos D, Sfyra O, MacLeod A EFSA J 03-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC10988561
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8666
PMID:38576539
Apple crown and collar canker and necrosis caused by Cytospora balanejica sp. nov. in Iran Azizi R, Ghosta Y, Ahmadpour A Sci Rep 19-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10951349
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-57235-3
PMID:38504125
Revealing a Novel Potential Pest of Plum Trees in the Caucasus: A Species Resembling the European Leaf-Mining Stigmella plagicolella, Nepticulidae Stonis JR, Diškus A, Orlovskytė S, Dobrynina V Insects 15-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10971272
doi:10.3390/insects15030198
PMID:38535393
Commodity risk assessment of plants of 12 selected Prunus species from Moldova Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Zappalà L, Di Serio F, Gómez P, Urek G, Lucchi A, Carluccio AV, Chiumenti M, Fanelli E, Bernardo U, Marzachì C, Bubici G, Dimitropoulou S, Correia CD, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Kaczmarek A, Yuen J EFSA J 12-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10928764
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8647
PMID:38476321
Saving the local tradition: ethnobotanical survey on the use of plants in Bologna district (Italy) Chiocchio I, Marincich L, Mandrone M, Trincia S, Tarozzi C, Poli F J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 12-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10936038
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00664-1
PMID:38475780
Exploring the effect of different typical plant community on human stress reduction: a field experiment Yao W, Luo Q, Zhang X, Zhuo C, Mi L Sci Rep 07-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10920666
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-56243-7
PMID:38454088
Commodity risk assessment of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum vulgare plants from the UK Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Civera AV, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Streissl F, Gonthier P EFSA J 07-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10918603
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8648
PMID:38455154
Analysis of flavonoid metabolism of compounds in succulent fruits and leaves of three different colors of Rosaceae Yang C, Sun N, Qin X, Liu Y, Sui M, Zhang Y, Hu Y, Mao Y, Shen X Sci Rep 28-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10901891
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-55541-4
PMID:38418625
Enhancing drought, heat shock, and combined stress tolerance in Myrobalan 29C rootstocks with foliar application of potassium nitrate Bolat I, Korkmaz K, Dogan M, Turan M, Kaya C, Seyed Hajizadeh H, Kaya O BMC Plant Biol 27-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10898176
doi:10.1186/s12870-024-04811-4
PMID:38413882
Traditional Use of Wild Edible Plants in Slovenia: A Field Study and an Ethnobotanical Literature Review Papež Kristanc A, Kreft S, Strgulc Krajšek S, Kristanc L Plants (Basel) 24-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10934440
doi:10.3390/plants13050621
PMID:38475472
Molecular Characterization of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum’ in the Czech Republic and Susceptibility of Apricot Rootstocks to the Two Most Abundant Haplotypes Kiss T, Šafářová D, Navrátil M, Nečas T Microorganisms 17-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10893538
doi:10.3390/microorganisms12020399
PMID:38399803

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