Prunus myrtifolia

Prunus myrtifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida 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. Padus
Species: Prunus myrtifolia

Name

Prunus myrtifolia (L.) Urb., Symb. Antill. 5: 93 (1904)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Celastrus myrtifolius L., Sp. Pl. 1: 196 (1753)
• Homotypic
  • Lauro-cerasus myrtifolia (L.) Britton, N. Amer. Trees: 510 (1908)
• Heterotypic
  • Cerasus sphaerocarpa (Sw.) Loisel. in H.L.Duhamel du Monceau, Traité Arbr. Arbust., nouv. éd. 5: 4 (1812)
  • Lauro-cerasus sphaerocarpa (Sw.) M.Roem., Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 89 (1847)
  • Lauro-cerasus sphaerocarpa brasiliensis M.Roem., Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 89 (1847)
  • Prunus acutissima Urb., Symb. Antill. 5: 349 (1908)
  • Prunus dussii Krug & Urb., Ann. Inst. Colon. Marseille 3: 259 (1897)
  • Prunus myrtifolia var. brasiliensis (M.Roem.) Koehne, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 52: 320 (1915)
  • Prunus myrtifolia var. glaziovii Koehne, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 52: 320 (1915)
  • Prunus pleuradenia Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 231 (1860)
  • Prunus sellowii Koehne, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 52: 321 (1915)
  • Prunus sphaerocarpa Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 81 (1788)
  • Prunus tikalana Lundell, Wrightia 4: 88 (1968)

References

Primary references

• Urban, I. (ed.) 1904–1908. Symbolae Antillanae seu Fundamenta florae Indiae Occidentalis. Vol. V. 555 pp. Fratres Borntraeger, Lipsiae [Leipzig]; Paul Klincksieck, Parisiis [Paris]; Williams & Norgate, Londini [London]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Prunus myrtifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Prunus myrtifolia. Published online. Accessed: April 21 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names

• English: West Indian cherry

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