Prunus

Prunus
	Prunus cerasus (sour cherry) in bloom
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Subfamily:	Amygdaloideae
Genus:	Prunus; Carolus Linnaeus
Synonyms
	Amygdalopersica Daniel; Amygdalophora M.Roem.; Amygdalopsis M.Roem.; Amygdalus L.; Armeniaca Scop.; Cerapadus Buia; Ceraseidos Siebold & Zucc.; Cerasus Mill.; Emplectocladus Torr.; Lauro-cerasus Duhamel; Laurocerasus M.Roem.; Maddenia Hook.f. & Thomson; Padellus Vassilcz.; Padus Mill.; Persica Mill.; Pygeum Gaertn.;

Prunus is a genus of plants in the family Rosaceae. It includes plums, peaches, almonds, apricots and cherries.

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 Potter, D.; Eriksson, T.; Evans, R.C.; Oh, S.; Smedmark, J.E.E.; Morgan, D.R.; Kerr, M.; Robertson, K.R.; Arsenault, M.; Dickinson, T.A.; Campbell, C.S. (2007). "Phylogeny and classification of Rosaceae". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 266 (1–2): 5–43. doi:10.1007/s00606-007-0539-9.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) [Referring to the subfamily by the name "Spiraeoideae"]

Dillhoff, Richard M (February 2005). "The McAbee flora of British Columbia and its relation to the Early-Middle Eocene Okanagan Highlands flora of the Pacific Northwest" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 42 (2): 151. doi:10.1139/e04-084. Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
Stockey, Ruth A.; Wehr, Wesley C. (1996). "Flowering Plants in and around Eocene Lakes of the Interior". In Ludvigson, Rolf (ed.). Life in Stone: a Natural History of British Columbia's Fossils. Vancouver: UBCPess. ISBN 0-7748-0578-1..

Wikispecies has information on: Prunus.

"GRIN Species Records of Prunus". Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
"Our Cherries Collection — Prunus". Missouri Botanical Garden: Kemper Center for Home Gardening. 2001–2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.

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Prunus

Prunus cerasus (sour cherry) in bloom
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Subfamily:	Amygdaloideae^[1]
Genus:	Prunus Carolus Linnaeus
Synonyms
Amygdalopersica Daniel Amygdalophora M.Roem. Amygdalopsis M.Roem. Amygdalus L.^[1] Armeniaca Scop.^[1] Cerapadus Buia Ceraseidos Siebold & Zucc. Cerasus Mill.^[1] Emplectocladus Torr. Lauro-cerasus Duhamel Laurocerasus M.Roem.^[1] Maddenia Hook.f. & Thomson^[1] Padellus Vassilcz. Padus Mill.^[1] Persica Mill. Pygeum Gaertn.^[1]