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June 2025

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Prunus japonica Thunb.

This species name was first published in Syst. Veg., ed. 14. : 463 (1784)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0001002027.

Synonyms of Prunus japonica Thunb.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Cerasus japonica (Thunb.) Loisel. Traité Arbr. Arbust. , nouv. éd., 5: 33 (1812) wfo-0000986359
Microcerasus japonica (Thunb.) M.Roem. Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 95 (1847) wfo-0000990908
Microcerasus glandulosa var. japonica (Thunb.) Eremin & Juschev Trudy Prikl. Bot. 65(3): 77 (1979) wfo-1200092303

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link