Prunus tomentosa




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