Prunus pseudocerasus




Family Rosaceae
Scientific name Prunus pseudocerasus (Lindley) Loudon
Synonyms Cerasus pseudocerasus (Lindley) Loudon; Cerasus scopulorum (Koehne) T. T. YĆ¼ & L. C. Li; Prunus involucrata Koehne; Prunus pauciflora Bunge; Prunus scopulorum Koehne
Common name (Japanese common name) outou [cherry peach], mi-zakura [fruits cherry]
(English common name) Chinese sour cherry
Distribution (Japan) garden plants
(Other nations) [native] China
Chromosomal number 2n=24, 32
Description Plants ca.6m. Flowers pink, flowering in March to April. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Prunus pseudocerasus Lindl.
Cerasus pseudocerasus (Lindley) Loudon
Control of parasites (US Patent 5863775/1999)
Cytochrome P-450 monooxygenases (US Patent 6133417/2000)
Compositions and methods for plant improvement (US Patent 20070231903)
Note Flowers of Prunus avium L. (= Prunus cerasus L. var. avium L.) are white.



March 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
March 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
March 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



March 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
March 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden