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June 2025

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genus

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.

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Synonyms of Prunus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Amygdalopsis Carrière Rev. Hort. (Paris) 11: 91 (1862) wfo-1200075191
Trichocarpus Neck. Elem. Bot. 2: 70 (1790) wfo-1200075264
Aflatunia Vassilcz. Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 17: 261 (1955) wfo-4000000835
Amygdalopersica Delpino ex L.L.Daniel Rev. Gén. Bot. 27: 33 (1915) wfo-4000001768
Amygdalopsis M.Roem. Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 15 (1847) wfo-4000001769
Amygdalus L. Sp. Pl. : 472 (1753) wfo-4000001771
Armeniaca Scop. Meth. Pl. : 15 (1754) wfo-4000003075
Cerapadus Buia Fl. Republ. Popul. Române 4: 880 (1956) wfo-4000007321
Ceraseidos Siebold & Zucc. Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 3(3): 743 (1843) wfo-4000007323
Cerasolouiseania E.N.Lomakin & Juschev Byull. Vsesoyuzn. Ordena Lenina Ordena Druzhby Narodov Nauchno-Issl. Inst. Rasteniev. N. I. Vavilova 81: 23 (1978) wfo-4000007325
Cerasus Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. : 1 (1754) wfo-4000007328
Chimanthus Raf. Fl. Ludov. : 26 (1817) wfo-4000007893
Digaster Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv. : 329 (1861) wfo-4000011694
Dodecadia Lour. Fl. Cochinch. : 304 (1790) wfo-4000012322
Druparia Clairv. Man. Herbor. Suisse : 159 (1811) wfo-4000012611
Emplectocladus Torr. Proc. Amer. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 4: 192 (1851) wfo-4000013331
Germaria C.Presl Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. , ser. 5, 6: 221 (1851) wfo-4000015576
Hagidryas Griseb. Reise Rumel. 1: 311 (1841) wfo-4000016707
Lauro-cerasus Duhamel Traité Arbr. Arbust. 1: 345 (1755) wfo-4000020754
Louiseania Carrière Rev. Hort. (Paris) 44: 34 (1872) wfo-4000022308
Maddenia Hook.f. & Thomson Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 6: 381 (1854) wfo-4000022823
Microcerasus (Webb & Berthel.) M.Roem. Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 93 (1847) wfo-4000024070
Orospodias Raf. Atlantic J. 1(6, extra): 182 (1833) wfo-4000027224
Padellus Vassilcz. Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 10: 185 (1973) wfo-4000027731
Padus Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. 3: (1754) wfo-4000027733
Polydontia Blume Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 1104 (1826) wfo-4000030731
Polystorthia Blume Fl. Javae , Praef.: viii (1828) wfo-4000030838
Prunopsis André Rev. Hort. (Paris) 55: 369 (1883) wfo-4000031281
Pygeum Gaertn. Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 218 (1788) wfo-4000032249
Tubopadus Pomel Mat. Fl. Atl. : 8 (1860) wfo-4000039539
Jadelotia Buc'hoz Herb. Color. Amérique : t. 42 (1783) wfo-4000044072
Amygdalophora Neck. Elem. Bot. 2: 70 (1790) wfo-4000048277
Armenoprunus Janch. Cat. Fl. Austr., I. Pteridophyt. & Anthophyt. 1(2): 351 (1958) wfo-4000048343
Mahaleb Takht. Fl. Armen. 3: 324 (1958) wfo-4100001162
Prunoaflatunia Tkatsch. Derev. Kustarnik. Dik. Fl. Kirg. : 305 (1972) wfo-4100001165
Prunoamygdalus Kovalev Alycha Prirodye Kulturye Selekts. 55 (1955) wfo-4100001175
Turetta Vell. Fl. Flumin. : 233 (1829) wfo-4100003560
Cerasophora Neck. Elem. Bot. 2: 71 (1790) wfo-4100003567
Ceropadus Buia Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 4: 880 (1956) wfo-4100003568
Prunophora Neck. Elem. Bot. 2: 71 (1790) wfo-4100003586
Prunus-lauro-cerasus Marshall Arbust. Amer. : 114 (1785) wfo-4100003587

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