As classified in WFO snapshot
June 2025
latest classification for this taxon
species
Prunus cerasus
This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 474 (1753)
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-0001016331.
Literature
Synonyms of Prunus cerasus
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerasus acida | Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 1(2): 38 (1797) | — | wfo-0000983985 | |
| Prunus acida | Beitr. Naturk. [Ehrhart] 5: 162. 1790 [18 Mar-11 Jun 1790] | — | wfo-0000983997 | |
| Cerasus collina | Comp. Fl. Belg. 2: 130 (1831) | wfo-0000984265 | ||
| Prunus cerasus var. plena | Sp. Pl. : 474 (1753) | wfo-0000985396 | ||
| Prunus cerasus var. rosea | Sp. Pl. : 474 (1753) | wfo-0000985397 | ||
| Cerasus vulgaris | Gard. Dict., ed. 8. n. 1 (1768) | wfo-0000987277 | ||
| Druparia cerasus | Man. Herbor. Suisse : 159 (1811) | wfo-0000994875 | ||
| Prunus austera | Beitr. Naturk. Verw. Wiss. 7: 129 (1792) | wfo-0000995769 | ||
| Prunus semperflorens | Beitr. Naturk. Verw. Wiss. 7: 132 (1792) | wfo-0000995774 | ||
| Prunus recta | Deutsch. Obstgeh. : 165 (1876) | wfo-0000996044 | ||
| Prunus pendula | Deutsch. Obstgeh. : 167 (1876) | wfo-0000996045 | ||
| Prunus plena | Encycl. 5: 671 (1804) | wfo-0000996052 | ||
| Prunus rosea | Encycl. 5: 671 (1804) | wfo-0000996053 | ||
| Prunus vulgaris | Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 954 (Index) (1866) | wfo-0000996061 | ||
| Cerasus recta | Ann. Obstk. 2: 204 (1827) | wfo-0000996099 | ||
| Prunus aestiva | Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 356 (1796) | wfo-0000996209 | ||
| Prunus laxiflora | Addit. Fl. Hung. : 602 (1863) | wfo-0000996287 | ||
| Prunus cerasa | Stirp. Austr. Fasc. 2: 58 (1763) | wfo-0000996512 | ||
| Cerasus officinarum | Traité Arbr. Fruit. 2: n.° 16 (1809) | — | wfo-0000996529 | |
| Cerasus propera | Traité Arbr. Fruit. 2: n.° 15 (1828) | wfo-0000996531 | ||
| Cerasus pendula | Ann. Obstk. 2: 204 (1827) | wfo-0000996547 | ||
| Cerasus polygyna | Prodr. 2: 537 (1825) | wfo-0000996567 | ||
| Cerasus marasca | Fl. Austriaca 2: 6 (1831) | wfo-0000996589 | ||
| Cerasus caproniana | Fl. Franç. , éd. 3, 4: 482 (1805) | — | wfo-0000996593 | |
| Cerasus hortensis | Gard. Dict., ed. 8. : Cerasus n.° 3 (1768) | wfo-0000996605 | ||
| Cerasus communis | Traité Arbr. Fruit. 2: n.° 14 (1810) | wfo-0000996622 | ||
| Cerasus longipes | Traité Arbr. Fruit. 2: n.° 20 (1829) | wfo-0000996625 | ||
| Cerasus conglobata | Traité Arbr. Fruit. 2: n.° 18 (1830) | wfo-0000996627 | ||
| Cerasus peracida | Traité Arbr. Fruit. 2: n.° 19 (1830) | wfo-0000996628 | ||
| Cerasus brevipes | Traité Arbr. Fruit. 2: n.° 17 (1808) | wfo-0000996629 | ||
| Cerasus semperflorens | Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 1(2): 38 (1797) | — | wfo-0000996679 | |
| Prunus cerasus var. rhexii | Ziergehölze Gärt. Parkanl. : 394 (1865) | — | wfo-0001006667 | |
| Prunus acida | Beitr. Naturk. Verw. Wiss. 7: 130 (1792) | wfo-0001006675 | ||
| Prunus caproniana | Fl. Helv. 3: 307 (1828) | wfo-0001006680 | ||
| Cerasus austera | Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 1(2): 38 (1797) | wfo-0001007104 | ||
| Cerasus fruticosa | Fl. Ross. t. 8b. | wfo-0001014059 | ||
| Prunus cerasus var. caproniana | Sp. Pl. : 474 (1753) | wfo-0001380625 | ||
| Prunus cerasus var. austera | Sp. Pl. : 474 (1753) | wfo-0001380627 | ||
| Cerasus vulgaris var. frutescens | Fl. Balt. Respubl. 2: 123 (1996) | wfo-0001402501 | ||
| Cerasus cerasus | Man. Bot. , ed. 8: 189 (1840) | — | wfo-1000060386 | |
| Prunus cerasus var. pumila | Sp. Pl. : 474 (1753) | wfo-1200074934 | ||
| Prunus avium prol. acida | Fl. France 6: 24 (1900) | — | wfo-1200075405 | |
| Prunus avium prol. austera | Fl. France 6: 25 (1900) | — | wfo-1200075407 | |
| Prunus avium prol. semperflorens | Fl. France 6: 25 (1900) | — | wfo-1200075409 | |
| Prunus cerasus prol. marasca | Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(2): 149 (1906) | — | wfo-1200075411 | |
| Prunus cerasus lus. persiciflora | Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(2): 148 (1906) | — | wfo-1200075412 | |
| Prunus cerasus lus. semperflorens | Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(2): 150 (1906) | — | wfo-1200075413 | |
| Prunus cerasus prol. acida | Fl. France 6: 24 (1900) | — | wfo-1200075631 | |
| Prunus cerasus prol. caproniana | Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(2): 149 (1906) | — | wfo-1200075745 | |
| Prunus cerasus prol. austera | Fl. France 6: 24 (1900) | — | wfo-1200075791 | |
| Prunus cerasus lus. semperflorens | Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(2): 148 (1906) | — | wfo-1200075820 | |
| Cerasus semperflorens var. pendula-aurea | J. Hort. Cottage Gard. , ser. 2, 27: 163 (1874) | — | wfo-1200075847 | |
| Cerasus acida var. cucullata | Arbor. Muscav. : 252 (1864) | — | wfo-1200076319 | |
| Cerasus acida var. flore-pleno | Arbor. Muscav. : 252 (1864) | — | wfo-1200076320 | |
| Cerasus acida unranked plena | Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 65 (1847) | — | wfo-1200076321 | |
| Cerasus acida var. rhexii | Arbor. Muscav. : 252 (1864) | — | wfo-1200076322 | |
| Cerasus austera unranked multiplex | Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 75 (1847) | — | wfo-1200076324 | |
| Cerasus caproniana var. cordigera | Prodr. 2: 537 (1825) | — | wfo-1200076339 | |
| Cerasus caproniana var. erythrocarpa | Syst. Uebers. Heidelb. Gewächse : 144 (1827) | — | wfo-1200076340 | |
| Cerasus caproniana unranked flore-roseo-pleno | Ann. Gén. Hort. 21: 141 (1876) | — | wfo-1200076341 | |
| Cerasus caproniana var. gobetta | Prodr. 2: 536 (1825) | — | wfo-1200076342 | |
| Cerasus caproniana var. griotta | Prodr. 2: 537 (1825) | — | wfo-1200076343 | |
| Cerasus caproniana var. humilis | Énum. Arbres : 75 (1877) | — | wfo-1200076344 | |
| Cerasus caproniana unranked melanocarpa | Syst. Uebers. Heidelb. Gewächse : 143 (1827) | — | wfo-1200076345 | |
| Cerasus caproniana var. montmenrocyana | Prodr. 2: 536 (1825) | — | wfo-1200076346 | |
| Cerasus caproniana var. multiplex | Prodr. 2: 537 (1825) | — | wfo-1200076347 | |
| Cerasus caproniana var. pallescens | Prodr. 2: 536 (1825) | — | wfo-1200076348 | |
| Cerasus caproniana var. persiciflora | Prodr. 2: 537 (1825) | — | wfo-1200076349 | |
| Cerasus caproniana var. polygyna | Prodr. 2: 537 (1825) | — | wfo-1200076350 | |
| Cerasus caproniana var. pumila | Énum. Arbres : 75 (1877) | — | wfo-1200076351 | |
| Cerasus caproniana unranked ranunculiflora | Ann. Gén. Hort. 17: 159 (1869) | — | wfo-1200076352 | |
| Cerasus caproniana unranked regalis | Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 74 (1847) | — | wfo-1200076353 | |
| Cerasus caproniana var. salicifolia | Énum. Arbres : 75 (1877) | — | wfo-1200076354 | |
| Cerasus caproniana var. sativa | Fl. Vienne : 149 (1842) | — | wfo-1200076355 | |
| Cerasus caproniana var. umbraculifera | Énum. Arbres : 75 (1877) | — | wfo-1200076356 | |
| Cerasus caproniana var. variegata | Prodr. 2: 537 (1825) | — | wfo-1200076357 | |
| Cerasus collina f. albovariegata | Fl. URSS 10: 562 (1941) | — | wfo-1200076362 | |
| Cerasus collina f. aureomarginata | Fl. URSS 10: 562 (1941) | — | wfo-1200076363 | |
| Cerasus collina f. flore-plena | Derev. Kustarnik. URSS 3: 748 (1954) | — | wfo-1200076364 | |
| Cerasus semperflorens var. sessiliflora | Prodr. 2: 537 (1825) | — | wfo-1200076461 | |
| Cerasus vulgaris var. acidula | Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 69 (1826) | — | wfo-1200076471 | |
| Cerasus vulgaris var. albidus | Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 70 (1826) | — | wfo-1200076472 | |
| Cerasus vulgaris var. dulcis | Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 69 (1826) | — | wfo-1200076473 | |
| Cerasus vulgaris unranked florepleno | Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 2: 694 (1838) | — | wfo-1200076474 | |
| Cerasus vulgaris var. rhexii | Bäume Sträucher : 145 (1875) | — | wfo-1200076475 | |
| Prunus caproniana unranked florepleno | Handb. Laubholzben. : 240 (1903) | — | wfo-1200078026 | |
| Prunus caproniana f. salicifolia | Handb. Laubholzben. : 240 (1903) | — | wfo-1200078027 | |
| Prunus caproniana unranked serotina | Handb. Laubholzben. : 240 (1903) | — | wfo-1200078028 | |
| Prunus cerasus f. aureovariegata | Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 616 (1906) | — | wfo-1200078055 | |
| Prunus cerasus var. bunyardii | Ornamental Cherries : 85 (1949) | — | wfo-1200078056 | |
| Prunus cerasus f. dumosa | Handb. Laubholzk. 3: 613 (1893) | — | wfo-1200078057 | |
| Prunus cerasus var. erythrocarpus | Fl. Germ. Excurs. 2: 644 (1832) | — | wfo-1200078058 | |
| Prunus cerasus subsp. eucerasus | Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(2): 147 (1906) | — | wfo-1200078059 | |
| Prunus cerasus unranked flore-albopleno | Ill. Gehölzb. : 287 (1892) | — | wfo-1200078060 | |
| Prunus cerasus unranked florepleno | Deutsche Gart.-Zeitung 1886: 224 (1886) | — | wfo-1200078061 | |
| Prunus cerasus unranked flore-roseo-pleno | – | — | wfo-1200078063 | |
| Prunus cerasus var. globosa | Nursery Cat. (Späth) 69: 4 (1887) | — | wfo-1200078065 | |
| Prunus cerasus var. humilis | Trees & Shrubs Brit. Isles 2: 232 (1914) | — | wfo-1200078066 | |
| Prunus cerasus unranked ienensis | Taschenb. Fl. Jena : 201 (1850) | — | wfo-1200078067 | |
| Prunus cerasus var. jenensis | Taschenb. Fl. Jena : 201 (1850) | — | wfo-1200078068 | |
| Prunus cerasus var. pendula | Syn. Deut. Schweiz. Fl. , ed. 3: 729 (1892) | — | wfo-1200078069 | |
| Prunus cerasus unranked ranunculifera | Ziergehölze Gärt. Parkanl. , ed. 2: 266 (1884) | — | wfo-1200078070 | |
| Prunus cerasus var. ranunculiflora | Cycl. Amer. Hort. 3: 1454 (1901) | — | wfo-1200078071 | |
| Prunus cerasus var. salicifolia | Ziergehölze Gärt. Parkanl. : 394 (1865) | — | wfo-1200078072 | |
| Prunus cerasus f. semiplena | Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 616 (1906) | — | wfo-1200078073 | |
| Prunus cerasus var. typica | Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 615 (1906) | — | wfo-1200078074 | |
| Prunus cerasus var. umbraculifera | Ziergehölze Gärt. Parkanl. , ed. 2: 266 (1884) | — | wfo-1200078075 | |
| Prunus cerasus f. variegata | Cycl. Amer. Hort. 3: 1454 (1901) | — | wfo-1200078076 | |
| Prunus cerasus subsp. vulgaris | Landlexikon 6: 347 (1914) | — | wfo-1200078077 | |
| Cerasus hortensis var. serotina | Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 591 (1821 publ. 1822) | — | wfo-1200085302 | |
| Cerasus avium subsp. acida | Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France : 95 (1894) | — | wfo-1200085777 | |
| Cerasus vulgaris f. aureovariegata | Fl. Republ. Popul. Române 4: 852 (1956) | — | wfo-1200085815 | |
| Cerasus vulgaris var. austera | Fl. Republ. Popul. Române 4: 852 (1956) | — | wfo-1200085816 | |
| Cerasus vulgaris var. caproniana | Fl. Republ. Popul. Române 4: 852 (1956) | — | wfo-1200085817 | |
| Cerasus vulgaris subsp. eucerasus | Fl. Republ. Popul. Române 4: 852 (1956) | — | wfo-1200085818 | |
| Cerasus vulgaris var. marasca | Fl. Republ. Popul. Române 4: 852 (1956) | — | wfo-1200085819 | |
| Cerasus vulgaris f. persiciflora | Derev. Kustarnik. URSS 3: 744 (1954) | — | wfo-1200085820 | |
| Cerasus vulgaris f. plena | Derev. Kustarnik. URSS 3: 744 (1954) | — | wfo-1200085821 | |
| Cerasus vulgaris f. semiplena | Fl. Republ. Popul. Române 4: 852 (1956) | — | wfo-1200085822 | |
| Cerasus vulgaris f. semperflorens | Fl. Republ. Popul. Române 4: 852 (1956) | — | wfo-1200085823 | |
| Cerasus vulgaris f. umbraculifera | Derev. Kustarnik. URSS 3: 744 (1954) | — | wfo-1200085824 | |
| Prunus avium var. caproniana | Fl. France 6: 25 (1900) | — | wfo-1200086382 | |
| Prunus avium subsp. cerasus | Fl. France 6: 24 (1900) | — | wfo-1200086383 | |
| Prunus cerasus var. recta | Syn. Deut. Schweiz. Fl. , ed. 3: 729 (1892) | — | wfo-1200086399 | |
| Cerasus vulgaris subsp. acida | Fl. Republ. Popul. Române 4: 851 (1956) | — | wfo-1200091996 | |
| Cerasus vulgaris f. frutescens | Derev. Kustarnik. URSS 3: 744 (1954) | — | wfo-1200091997 | |
| Cerasus vulgaris f. rhexii | Derev. Kustarnik. URSS 3: 744 (1954) | — | wfo-1200091998 | |
| Prunus cerasus var. acida | Berlin. Baumz. : 245 (1796) | — | wfo-1200092794 | |
| Prunus cerasus subsp. acida | Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(2): 149 (1906) | — | wfo-1200092795 | |
| Prunus cerasus f. aureovariegata | Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(2): 149 (1906) | — | wfo-1200092796 | |
| Prunus cerasus unranked aureovariegata | Derev. Kustarnik. URSS 3: 744 (1954) | — | wfo-1200092797 | |
| Prunus cerasus subsp. austera | Beitr. Naturk. Verw. Wiss. 4: 128 (1789) | — | wfo-1200092798 | |
| Prunus cerasus subsp. caproniana | Fl. Würtemberg : 313 (1834) | — | wfo-1200092800 | |
| Prunus cerasus var. frutescens | Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 615 (1906) | — | wfo-1200092802 | |
| Prunus cerasus f. frutescens | Man. Cult. Trees , ed. 2: 474 (1940) | — | wfo-1200092803 | |
| Prunus cerasus f. globosa | Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 616 (1906) | — | wfo-1200092804 | |
| Prunus cerasus var. marasca | Fl. Dalmat. 3: 258 (1852) | — | wfo-1200092805 | |
| Prunus cerasus subsp. marasca | Consp. Fl. Eur. : 213 (1878) | — | wfo-1200092806 | |
| Prunus cerasus var. marasca | Fl. Anal. Italia 1: 560 (1898) | — | wfo-1200092807 | |
| Prunus cerasus f. marasca | Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 615 (1906) | — | wfo-1200092808 | |
| Prunus cerasus var. persiciflora | Ziergehölze Gärt. Parkanl. : 394 (1865) | — | wfo-1200092809 | |
| Prunus cerasus f. persiciflora | Dendrologie 1: 111 (1869) | — | wfo-1200092810 | |
| Prunus cerasus unranked plena | Ziergehölze Gärt. Parkanl. , ed. 2: 266 (1884) | — | wfo-1200092811 | |
| Prunus cerasus f. plena | Landlexikon 6: 347 (1914) | — | wfo-1200092812 | |
| Prunus cerasus var. pumila | Neuere Wilde Baumz. : 36 (1783) | — | wfo-1200092813 | |
| Prunus cerasus f. ranunculiflora | Handb. Laubholzk. 3: 613 (1893) | — | wfo-1200092814 | |
| Prunus cerasus f. rhexii | Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 233 (1894) | — | wfo-1200092815 | |
| Prunus cerasus f. salicifolia | Bibliogr. Cult. Trees : 342 (1949) | — | wfo-1200092816 | |
| Prunus cerasus unranked salicifolia | Derev. Kustarnik. URSS 3: 744 (1954) | — | wfo-1200092817 | |
| Prunus cerasus var. semperflorens | Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. : 207 (1836) | — | wfo-1200092818 | |
| Prunus cerasus f. semperflorens | Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 616 (1906) | — | wfo-1200092819 | |
| Prunus cerasus unranked semperflorens | Derev. Kustarnik. URSS 3: 744 (1954) | — | wfo-1200092820 | |
| Prunus cerasus f. umbraculifera | Bibliogr. Cult. Trees : 342 (1949) | — | wfo-1200092821 | |
| Cerasus vulgaris var. austera | Phyton (Horn) 8: 237 (1959) | — | wfo-1200093432 |