Prunus sect. Prunocerasus

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Kingdom Plantae Subgenus Prunus Rank Section		Family Rosaceae Genus Prunus Order Rosales

Similar Prunus, Prunus hortulana, Prunus subcordata, Prunus alleghaniensis, Prunus brigantina

Prunus sect. Prunocerasus (meaning prune-cherry) is a section of the genus Prunus. Koehne originally described it as comprising the North American plums and placed it in the subgenus Cerasus. The section is now generally recognized as belonging to Prunus subg. Prunus.

Species attributed to this section include:

P. alleghaniensis Porter

P. americana Marshall

P. angustifolia Marshall

P. geniculata R.M.Harper

P. gracilis Engelm. & A.Gray

P. hortulana L.H.Bailey

P. maritima Marshall

P. mexicana S.Watson

P. munsoniana Wight & Hedrick

P. murrayana E.J.Palmer

P. nigra Aiton

P. × orthosepala Koehne

P. rivularis

P. subcordata Benth.

P. umbellata Elliott

References

Prunus sect. Prunocerasus Wikipedia

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