Prunus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the rose family Rosaceae that produce stone fruits, or drupes. As of March 2024 the genus comprises about 340 accepted species, including almonds, apricots, cherries, peaches and plums. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, native to the temperate regions of North America, the neotropics of South America, and temperate and tropical regions of Eurasia and Africa.
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Source Wikidata: Japanese Cherry (Prunus serrulata)
Source Wikidata: Prunus maackii
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Prunus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs from the rose family (Rosaceae) that produce stone fruits, or drupes.
In Group: Rose Family Genera (Rosaceae), Lead
Prunus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs from the rose family (Rosaceae) that produce stone fruits, or drupes.
View the Source Wikidata: Prunus
Wikidata Q190545, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikidata: Japanese Cherry (Prunus serrulata)
Parent Taxon Of: Japanese Cherry (Prunus serrulata), Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Peach
Wikidata: Prunus maackii
Parent Taxon Of: Prunus maackii, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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