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Prunus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 473 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000031284.

Literature

Synonyms of Prunus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Amygdalopsis M. Roem. Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 4, 15. 1847. — wfo-4000001769
Emplectocladus Torr. Proc. Amer. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 4: 192. 1851. — wfo-4000013331
Microcerasus Webb & Berthel. Hist. Nat. Îles Canaries 3(2. 2): 19. 1842. — wfo-4000024070

Species in Prunus ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Prunus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus var. nudiflora Koehne ; 1912 507 1912 — wfo-0000985266
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus var. patakii (P‚nzes) P‚nzes ; 1959 66 1959 — wfo-0001010732
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus accumulans (Koehne) C.L.Li & Aymard ; 1997 449 1997 wfo-0001006054
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus acida (Dumort.) K.Koch Dendrologie ; 1869 112 1869 — wfo-0001006675
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus acinaria (L.) Poir. Encyclop‚die m‚thodique. Botanique ; 1783 677 1804 — wfo-0000996108
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus acuminata hort. ex K.Koch Dendrologie ; 1869 101 1869 — wfo-0000996037
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus acutissima Urb. Symbolae antillanae ; 1898 349 1908 — wfo-0000996486
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus adenophylla Wall. ex Steud. Nomenclator botanicus ; 1840 402 1841 — wfo-0000990870
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus aegaea Unger ; 1867 82, t.14,f.30-33 1867 — wfo-0001014655
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus afghana Cardot ; 1920 32 1920 wfo-0000996415
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus agrestis Jord. & Fourr. Breviarum plantarum novarum ; 1866 27 1868 — wfo-0000995983
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus aitchisonii (Korsh.) Kitam. Flora Afghanistan. Results of the Kyoto university scientific expedition to the Karakoram and Hindukush, 1955 ; 1960 177 1960 — wfo-0000995965
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus albicaulis Koehne ex Bornm. ; 1940 223 1940 wfo-0000996347
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus aloocha Royle Illustrations of the botany of the Himalayan Mountains ; 1833 205 1835 — wfo-0000996342
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus amarella Rchb. Flora germanica excursoria ; 1830 646 1832 — wfo-0000996168
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus ambigua (Rouy & E.G.Camus) P.Fourn. Flore compl‚tive de la plaine fran‡aise ; 1928 81 1928 — wfo-0001010025
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus ambigua Salisb. Prodromus stirpium in horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium ; 1796 356 1796 wfo-0000996210
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus ambigua Poit. & Turpin Trait‚ des arbres fruitiers ; 1807 P. no.26, t.343 1830 — wfo-0000996250
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus amelanchier (L.) P.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. Oekonomisch-technische Flora der Wetterau ; 1799 209 1800 — wfo-0001010026
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus amelanchieriflora Paill. ; 1876 490 1876 wfo-0000996431
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus americana hort. ; — wfo-0001005910
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus ampla Koehne Plantae wilsonianae ; 1911 243 1912 — wfo-0001017528
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus amplifolia Pilg. ; 1906 538 1906 wfo-0000995933
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus amygdaliformis Pau Notas b¢tanicas … la flora espa¤ola ; 1887 21 1887 — wfo-0000996442
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus amygdalina (L.) Poir. Encyclop‚die m‚thodique. Botanique ; 1783 677 1804 — wfo-0000996109
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus amygdalina Webb Iter hispaniense ; 1838 47 1838 wfo-0000996345
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus amygdalopersica (Weston) Poit. & Turpin Trait‚ des arbres fruitiers ; 1807 112 1809 — wfo-0001008116
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus amygdalopersica (Weston) Rehder ; 1922 26 1922 wfo-0000987577
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus amygdalus Stokes A botanical materia medica ; 1812 101 1812 — wfo-0000995960
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus anadenia Koehne ; 1910 34 1910 wfo-0000996130
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus anceps Cardot ; 1920 32 1920 wfo-0000996416
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus angustifolia A.Sav. ; 1883 434 1883 — wfo-0000996295
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus angustissima Nakai Flora of Saishu and Kwan Islands (Quelpaert) (Saishu-to narabini kwan-to shokubutsu hokoku-sho) ; 1914 52 1914 — wfo-0001009418
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus annularis Koehne ; 1915 308 1915 wfo-0000995908
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus anomala Koehne Plantae wilsonianae ; 1911 280 1912 — wfo-0001017566
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus ansu (Maxim.) Kom. ; 1904 541 1904 — wfo-0000985803
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus antilibanotica (Post) Dinsm. Flora of Syria, Palestine, and Sinai ; 1932 451 1932 — wfo-0000995868
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus antioquensis P‚rez-Zab. ; 2007 178, f.1 2007 wfo-0001014912
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus antiqua Miyoshi ; 1922 10 1922 wfo-0000985793
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus apetala Koehne ; 1918 52 1918 — wfo-0001006591
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus apiana Poit. & Turpin Trait‚ des arbres fruitiers ; 1807 P.no.28, t.199 1807-1835 — wfo-0000996234
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus apiculatus Callay Catalogue raisonn‚ et descriptif des plantes vasculaires du d‚partement des Ardennes ; 1900 174 1900 — wfo-0001010027
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus apodantha S.F.Blake ; 1917 68 1917 wfo-0000996030
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus approximata Giraudias La Feuille des jeunes naturalistes; revue mensuelles d'histoire naturelle ; 1870 110 1876 — wfo-0001010028
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus aproniana (Schübeler & G.Martens) Beck Flora von Nieder-™sterreich ; 1890 820 1892 — wfo-0001006656
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus apyrena Poit. & Turpin Trait‚ des arbres fruitiers ; 1807 P.no.36, t.252 1827 — wfo-0000996239
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus aquifolioides (Chun ex T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu) W.C.Chen Flora of Guangdong Vol.4 ; 2000 241 2000 wfo-0001010772
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus arbascensis Timb.-Lagr. ; 1874 451 1874 wfo-0000996006
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus arduennensis Callay Catalogue raisonn‚ et descriptif des plantes vasculaires du d‚partement des Ardennes ; 1900 176 1900 — wfo-0001010029
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus argentea (Lam.) Rehder ; 1922 27 1922 wfo-0000987579
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus argentinensis Speg. Anales de la Sociedad Rural Argentina ; 1866 388 1910 wfo-0000995867
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus arguta Bigelow ex M.Roem. Familiarum naturalium regni vegetabilis synopses monographicae 3, Rosiflorae ; 1847 86 1847 — wfo-0000990959
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus aridus Greene – — wfo-0001233784
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus arkansana Sarg. Trees and shrubs ; 1902 157 1911 — wfo-0000990999
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus armeniaca Weston Botanicus universalis ; 1770 224 1770 — wfo-0001006419
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus armeniaca Chevall. Flore g‚n‚rale des environs de Paris ; 1826 725 1827 — wfo-0001010030
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus armeniaca Thunb. Flora japonica ; 1784 200 1784 wfo-0000996075
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus armeniaca Blanco Flora de Filipinas ; 1845 296 1845 wfo-0000996157
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus armeniaca var. ansu Maxim. ; 1883 87 1883 — wfo-0000986113
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus armeniaca var. holosericea Batalin ; 1895 167 1895 — wfo-0000986114
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus armeniaca var. mandschurica Maxim. ; 1883 87 1883 — wfo-0000986117
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus armenioides Liegel Systematische Anleitung zur Kenntnis der Pflaumen ; 1838 162 1841 — wfo-0000996652
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus arnoldiana Rehder ; 1920 121 1920 — wfo-0000990824
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus askenasyii Kink. ; 1908 269, t.34,f.18 1908 — wfo-0001014687
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus aspera Thunb. ; 1784 38 1784 wfo-0000996077
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus atlantica Unger Genera et species plantarum fossilium ; 1850 484 1850 — wfo-0001014670
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus aubertiana Ser. ex Steud. Nomenclator botanicus ; 1840 402 1841 — wfo-0000996267
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus aucubaefolia hort. ex K.Koch Dendrologie ; 1869 120 1869 — wfo-0000996038
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus augustana (L.) Poir. Encyclop‚die m‚thodique. Botanique ; 1783 677 1804 — wfo-0000996110
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus aurantiaca Raf. Herbarium rafinesquianum ; 1833 56 1833 — wfo-0001012382
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus aureliana Poir. Encyclop‚die m‚thodique. Botanique ; 1783 678 1804 — wfo-0000996117
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus australis (T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu) Q.H.Chen Flora Guizhouensis ; 1982 281 1989 wfo-0000996348
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus austriaca Liegel Systematische Anleitung zur Kenntnis der Pflaumen ; 1838 10 1841 — wfo-0000996640
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus autumnalis Koehne Plantae wilsonianae ; 1911 259 1912 — wfo-0001017541
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus autumnalis Liegel Systematische Anleitung zur Kenntnis der Pflaumen ; 1838 23 1841 — wfo-0000996642
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus avium Franch. Plantae delavayanae ; 1889 197 1890 — wfo-0001006607
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus avium f. angustifolia hort. ex Dippel Handbuch der Laubholzkunde ; 1889 615 1893 — wfo-0001006637
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus avium f. pyramidalis hort. ex Dippel Handbuch der Laubholzkunde ; 1889 615 1893 — wfo-0001006642
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus avium f. salicifolia hort. ex Dippel Handbuch der Laubholzkunde ; 1889 615 1893 — wfo-0001006634
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus avium var. duracina (L.) L. Mantissa plantarum ; 1767 397 1771 — wfo-0000985413
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus avium var. juliana (L.) W.D.J.Koch Synopsis florae germanicae et helveticae ; 1835 206 1836 — wfo-0000988423
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus axitliana Standl. ; 1923 438 1923 wfo-0000996388
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus azorica (hort. ex Mouill.) Rivas Mart., Lousã, Fern.Prieto, J.C.Costa & C.Aguair ; 2002 706 2002 wfo-0001011060
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus baccata L. Amoenitates academicae ; 1749 456 1769 — wfo-0000995967
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus bakti Hisauti ; 1936 55 1936 wfo-0000996375
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus balansae (Boiss.) Fritsch ; 1892 634 1892 — wfo-0000996497
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus baldshuanica Regel ; 1890 314 1890 wfo-0001007102
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus ballota Lamotte Prodrome de la flore du Plateau central de la France ; 1876 232 1876 — wfo-0000996220
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus barbata Koehne ; 1915 284 1915 wfo-0000995889
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus batalinii (C.K.Schneid.) Koehne Plantae wilsonianae ; 1911 270 1912 — wfo-0001017555
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus beni-fumotoii M.Hiroe The plants of Basho's and Buson's Hokku literature: (8)2. The plants of Basho's Oku-no-hosomichi supplement: The plants of Sora's Diary of a journey with Basho ; 1973 36 1973 wfo-0000996456
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus betancurii R.E.Schult. & Garc¡a-Barr. ; 1985 91, pl.15 1985 wfo-0000995970
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus bicolor Koehne Plantae wilsonianae ; 1911 69 1911 — wfo-0001017508
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus bifera Poit. & Turpin Trait‚ des arbres fruitiers ; 1807 P.no.35, t.297 1829 — wfo-0000996245
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus biferum CarriŠre Revue horticole; journal d'horticulture pratique ; 1866 415, f.67 1875 — wfo-0000996478
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus bigarella (L.) Dumort. Florula belgica ; 1827 91 1827 — wfo-0001006650
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus blireiana Andr‚ ; 1905 273, t. 1905 — wfo-0001006394
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus blumii D.Dietr. Synopsis plantarum ; 1839 45 1842 — wfo-0000996520
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus boehmeri Koehne ; 1918 69, Abb.16C 1918 — wfo-0000996435
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Prunus bokhariensis Royle Illustrations of the botany of the Himalayan Mountains ; 1833 205 1835 — wfo-0000996344