| Family | Rosaceae |
| Scientific name | Prunus tomentosa Thunberg |
| Synonyms | Cerasus tomentosa (Thunberg) Wallich ex T. T. Yü & C. L. Li; Prunus batalinii (C. K. Schneider) Koehne; Prunus cinerascens Franchet; Prunus tomentosa Thunberg var. batalinii C. K. Schneider; Prunus tomentosa Thunberg var. breviflora Koehne; Prunus tomentosa Thunberg var. endotricha Koehne; Prunus tomentosa Thunberg var. heteromera Koehne; Prunus tomentosa Thunberg var. kashkarovii Koehne; Prunus tomentosa Thunberg var. souliei Koehne; Prunus tomentosa Thunberg var. trichocarpa (Bunge) Koehne; Prunus tomentosa Thunberg var. tsuluensis Koehne; Prunus trichocarpa Bunge |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) yusura-ume |
| (English common name) downy cherry, Korean cherry, Manchu cherry, Nanking cherry | |
| Distribution | (Japan) garden plants |
| (Other nations) [native] Korea, China, Mongolia, India | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=16 |
| Description | Plants 3-4m. Leaves 4-7cm. Flowers white or pale pink 1.5-2cm, flowering in March to April. Deciduous. Shrub. |
| Reference | Prunus tomentosa Thunb. |
| Cerasus tomentosa (Thunberg) Wallich ex T. T. Yü & C. L. Li | |
| Lipolysis stimulator (US Patent 7300675/2007) |
| March 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| March 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
| June 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
June 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |