Prunus mahaleb

Prunus mahaleb subsp. mahaleb

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
Sectio: P. sect. Cerasus
Species: Prunus mahaleb
Subspecies: P. m. subsp. cupaniana – P. m. subsp. mahaleb – P. m. subsp. simonkaii

Name

Prunus mahaleb L. (1753)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cerasus mahaleb (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8. n. 4. 1768.
  • Druparia mahaleb (L.) Clairv., Man. Herbor. Suisse 159. 1811.
  • Padellus mahaleb (L.) Vassilcz., Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 10: 185. 1973.
  • Padus mahaleb (L.) Borkh., Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 1(2): 38. 1797.
  • Prunus odorata Lam., Fl. Franç. 3: 108. 1779, nom. illeg.

Hybrids

P. × fontanesiana – P. × javorkae

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 474.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Prunus mahaleb in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

dansk: Weichseltræ
Deutsch: Mahlab
English: Mahaleb cherry, St. Lucie cherry, rock cherry
suomi: Veikselinkirsikka
français: Bois de sainte Lucie
hrvatski: Rašeljka
Nederlands: Weichselboom
Türkçe: Mahlep
українська: Черемха антіпка

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