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Taxon:  Prunus cerasoides D. Don



Summary
Genus:
Prunus
Subgenus:
Cerasus
Section:
Cerasus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Amygdaleae
Nomen number:
29865
Place of publication:
Prodr. fl. nepal. 239. 1825
Verified:
12/03/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Prunus cerasoides D. Don var. cerasoides

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cerasus puddum Roxb. ex Ser.
Prunus cerasoides D. Don var. majestica (Koehne) Ingram
Prunus majestica Koehne
Prunus puddum (Roxb. ex Ser.) Brandis
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Reference(s)
  1. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam. 1960-
  2. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. 1980-
  3. Facciola, S. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants. 1990
  4. Ghora, C. & G. Panigrahi. 1984. Rosaceae: genus Prunus. Fascicles of flora of India. 1978- 18:20-22.
  5. Hara, H. et al. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. 1978-1982
  6. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
  7. Krüssmann, G. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976). 1984
  8. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  9. Matthew, K. M. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic. 1983
  10. Ohta, S. et al. 2005. Genetic variation in flowering cherries (Prunus subgenus Cerasus) characterized by SSR markers. Breed. Sci. 55:415-424.
  11. Ohta, S. et al. 2005. Genetic variation in flowering cherries (Prunus subgenus Cerasus) characterized by SSR markers. Breed. Sci. 55:415-424.
  12. Ohta, S. et al. 2007. Phylogenetic relationships among Japanese flowering cherries (Prunus subgenus Cerasus) based on nucleotide sequences of chloroplast DNA. Pl. Syst. Evol. 263:209-225.
  13. Ohta, S. et al. 2007. Phylogenetic relationships among Japanese flowering cherries (Prunus subgenus Cerasus) based on nucleotide sequences of chloroplast DNA. Pl. Syst. Evol. 263:209-225.
  14. Pandey, A. et al. 2008. Genetic resources of Prunus (Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104.
  15. Polunin, O. & A. Stainton. Flowers of the Himalaya. 1984
  16. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  17. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. Flora of Thailand. 1970-
  18. Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 2:264,353.
  19. Vidal, J. E. 1964. Notes sur quelques Rosacées Asiatique. Adansonia sér. 2, 4:142.
  20. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-
  21. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. Flora of China (English edition). 1994-
Common names
English
sour cherry –
wild Himalayan cherry –
India
padam –
paija –
payon –
Transcribed Chinese
gao peng ying tao –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaHimachal Pradesh 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaJammu and Kashmir 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMeghalaya 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMizoram 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaSikkim 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTamil Nadu 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Xizang, Yunnan]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India [Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal], Sri Lanka, Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivesadulterant Facciola, S. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants. 1990
Food additivesflavoring Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 2:264,353.
Human foodfruit Pandey, A. et al. 2008. Genetic resources of Prunus (Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104.
Materialspotential as wood Pandey, A. et al. 2008. Genetic resources of Prunus (Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=29865. Accessed 28 August 2025.


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