Prunus × yedoensis 'Somei-yoshino'

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Amygdaloideae
Tribus: Amygdaleae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: P. subg. Cerasus
Nothospecies: Prunus × yedoensis
Cultivar: Prunus × yedoensis 'Somei-yoshino'

Name

Prunus × yedoensis Matsum. 'Somei-yoshino' Fujino, Nihon Engeikai Zasshi (92): 1 (1900).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Prunus yedoensis Matsum. 'Yedoensis' Ohwi, Fl. Cherries Jap.: 240 (1973). (nom. illeg.)
  • Cerasus × yedoensis (Matsum.) Masam. & Suzuki 'Somei-yoshino' Fujino

References

• Fujino, K. 1900. Ueno-kôen ôka no shurui [Species of flowering cherries in Ueno Park]. Nihon Engeikai Zasshi [Journal of Japan Horticulture Society] (92): 1–8. Reference page. 

• Iketani, H., Katsuki, T. & Kawahara, T. 2006. Prunus × yedoensis 'Somei-yoshino', a Correct Cultivar Name for Yoshino Cherry. The Journal of Japanese Botany 81(2): 123–125. JJB (PDF) Reference page. 

• Makino, T. 1927. 藤野寄命氏ノ「上野公園櫻花ノ種類」 [Kimei Fudzino's Descriptions of Various Flowering-Cherries in the Ueno Park of Tôkyô]. The Journal of Japanese Botany 4(3): 76–81. (Japanese) DOI: 10.51033/jjapbot.4_3_462 Reference page. 

• Ohwi, J. & Ohta, Y. 1973. Flowering Cherries of Japan. [Nihon Sakura-shû]: 1–325. Heibonsha Ltd., Tokyo. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

日本語: Somei-yoshino, ソメイヨシノ, 染井吉野