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Taxon:  Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. salicifolia (Kunth) Koehne



Summary
Genus:
Prunus
Subgenus:
Cerasus
Section:
Laurocerasus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Amygdaleae
Nomen number:
30100
Place of publication:
Deut. Dendrol. 305. 1893
Comment:
valid publication verified from original literature
Verified:
05/16/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Prunus serotina Ehrh. (0 active accession[s])
Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. alabamensis (C. Mohr) Little (0 active accession[s])
Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. serotina (0 active accession[s])
Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. virens (Wooton & Standl.) McVaugh (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Prunus salicifolia Kunth

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Prunus capuli Cav.
Prunus serotina Ehrh. subsp. capuli (Cav.) McVaugh
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Reference(s)
  1. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45. 1993
  2. Downey, S. L. & A. F. Iezzoni. 2000. Polymorphic DNA markers in black cherry (Prunus serotina) are identified using sequences from sweet cherry, peach, and sour cherry. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 125:76-80.
  3. McVaugh, R. 1951. A revision of the North American black cherries (Prunus serotina Ehrh., and relatives). Brittonia 7:308.
  4. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. Flora of Guatemala. 1946-1976
  5. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3). 2001
Common names
French
capulin –
Spanish
capulí –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuanajuato 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMexico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacan 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQueretaro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
2CultivatedSouthern America South America  
4NaturalizedSouthern America South America  
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Guanajuato, Mexico, Michoacan, Queretaro]
Southern America
  • MESOAMERICA: Guatemala
Cultivated
Southern America
  • REGION: South America
Naturalized
Southern America
  • REGION: South America
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodfruit Vietmeyer, N. D., ed. Lost crops of the Incas. 1989
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=30100. Accessed 28 August 2025.


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