Taxonomy Profile: Prunus (L)

Prunus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
chokecherry []
plum []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Prunus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Rosanae
Order : Rosales
Family : Rosaceae
roses |
Genus : Prunus
chokecherry |
plum |
Prunus Direct Children(s):
Prunus americana
(Marshall)
Prunus persica
(L Batsch)
Prunus caroliniana
(Mill Aiton)
Prunus dulcis
(Mill DA Webb)
Prunus emarginata
(Douglas Eaton)
Prunus fasciculata
(Torr A Gray)
Prunus fremontii
(S Watson)
Prunus geniculata
(RM Harper)
Prunus gracilis
(Engelm & A Gray)
Prunus havardii
(W Wight SC Mason)
Prunus hortulana
(LH Bailey)
Prunus ilicifolia
(Nutt ex Hook & Arn D Dietr)
Prunus maritima
(Marshall)
Prunus mexicana
(S Watson)
Prunus minutiflora
(Engelm ex A Gray)
Prunus murrayana
(EJ Palmer)
Prunus nigra
(Aiton)
Prunus X orthosepala
(Koehne pro sp)
Prunus rivularis
(Scheele)
Prunus texana
(D Dietr)
Prunus umbellata
(Elliott)
Prunus X slavinii
(Palmer ex Rehder pro hybr)
Prunus mume
(Siebold & Zucc)
Prunus X palmeri
(Sarg pro sp)
Prunus tenella
(Batsch)
Prunus pedunculata
(Pall Maxim)
Prunus X pugetensis
(Jacobson & Zika pro hybr)
Prunus speciosa
(Koidz Nakai)
Prunus africana
(Hook f Kalkman)
Prunus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Prunus
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Prunus
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Prunus
Source:
Rosaceae of North America Update
Acquired:
2011-09-23
Notes:
Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
Reference for:
Prunus
Publication(s):
Prunus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
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Prunus: Comments