Prunus apetala var. pilosa




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