Family | Rosaceae |
Scientific name | Prunus apetala (Siebold & Zuccarini) Franchet & Savatier var. pilosa (Koidzumi) E. H. Wilson |
Synonyms | Cerasus apetala (Siebold & Zuccarini) H. Ohle ex H. Ohba var. pilosa (Koidzumi) H. Ohba; Prunus apetala (Siebold & Zuccarini) Franchet & Savatier subsp. pilosa (Koidzumi) H. Ohba; Prunus ceraseidos (Siebold et Zuccarini) Koidzumi var. pilosa Koidzumi |
Common name | (Japanese common name) oku choji-zakura [Oku clove sakura (Oku = an old name of northern Japan)] |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (north of Shiga Prefecture, Japan Sea side) |
(Other nations) none | |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants 3-6m. Leaves 5-8cm. Flowers white or pale pink 1.5cm, flowering in March to May. Deciduous. Shrub or subarbor trees. |
Reference | Prunus apetala (Siebold & Zucc.) Franch. & Sav. var. pilosa (Koidz.) E. H. Wilson |
March 2007 at mountane forest in Niigata Prefecture |
March 2007 at mountane forest in Niigata Prefecture |
March 2007 at mountane forest in Niigata Prefecture |