Prunus cyclamina
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Species: | P. cyclamina
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| Prunus cyclamina | |
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Prunus cyclamina, called the cyclamin cherry (or cyclamen cherry), the Chinese flowering cherry, and in Chinese: 襄阳山樱桃, the Xiangyang mountain cherry, is a species of flowering cherry native to China, preferring to grow at 1000–1300 m above sea level. It has prolific, attractive pale pink flowers that bloom early and outlast many later-blooming cherries and, accordingly, excellent potential as an ornamental.[3] In the Arnold Arboretum in Massachusetts two individuals have prospered for decades, never showing any signs of the typical diseases—including the nematodes, viruses and black knot—that afflict their Prunus neighbors.[4][5]
Description[edit]
It is robust tree, usually 5 to 10 m tall. Its bark is a dark purplish‑brown with prominent lenticles. Young spring leaves are an attractive bronze color. The serrated leaves have a 0.8 to 1.2 cm petiole, and are obovate-oblong or broadly elliptic, from 4.5 to 12 cm long and 2.7 to 5.5 cm wide. The leaves are a darker green on the top surface, with the underside glabrous, sometimes initially pilose on the veins. Prunus cyclamina var. cyclamina, the more widely distributed variety, has subumbellate inflorescences with 3 to 4 flowers, and Prunus cyclamina var. biflora has umbellate inflorescences with two flowers. Each flower is 3 to 6 cm wide and has about 32 stamens. The form of their deep pink calyxes resembles the corollas of cyclamen flowers, inspiring the specific epithet. The fruit, a drupe, is subglobose, purplish‑red, and 7.5 to 8.3 mm in diameter with scant but tasty flesh. They are relished by birds.[citation needed]
Distribution[edit]
Cyclamin cherry is found in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hubei, Hunan, and Sichuan provinces in China.
Varieties[edit]
- Prunus cyclamina var. cyclamina
- Prunus cyclamina var. biflora (双花山樱桃)
References[edit]
- ^ C. S. Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 1:207. 1912
- ^ Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 38: 59. 1986.
- ^ Del Tredici, Peter (2000–2001). "Survival of the Most Adaptable" (PDF). Arnoldia. 60 (4): 10–18. JSTOR 42954824. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Koller, Gary L. (1980). "Outstanding plants of the Arnold Arboretum: Prunus cyclamina" (PDF). Arnoldia. 40 (3): 146–151. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Type of Prunus cyclamina Koehne [family ROSACEAE]".