Kingdom Plantae Family Rosaceae Rank Species | Order Rosales Genus Prunus | |
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Similar Prunus sargentii, Prunus maximowiczii, Prunus grayana, Prunus speciosa, Prunus buergeriana | ||
Prunus verecunda 1996 2009
Prunus verecunda is a native of Korea and Japan. It generally has autumnal leaves of reddish-brown or crimson red colour. It has flowers of bright yellow-white colors.
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Biochemistry
In this species various new flavonoid compounds have been found. The compounds are pinocembrin-5-glucoside (5,7-dihydroxyflavanone 5-glucoside), geinstein (5,7,4'-trihydroxysoflavone), prunetin (5,4' dihydroxy-7-methoxyflavanone) and pinocembrin (5,7-dihydroxyflavanone) were found on September 6, 1956.
Habitat
This species is a native of middle Japan, where it is commonly distributed into the mountainous regions.
References
Prunus verecunda Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA