Prunus rufoides

Prunus rufoides[2] (syn. Prunus dielsiana), called Diel's cherry, the tawny bark cherry, and in Chinese: 尾叶樱桃, the tailed-leaf cherry, is a species of cherry native to China, preferring to grow at 500–1400 m above sea level, but reaching 1800 m. The fruits are eaten by masked palm civets (Paguma larvata) and the fruits, leaves and buds are eaten by gray snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus brelichi).[3][4]

Prunus rufoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species:
P. rufoides
Binomial name
Prunus rufoides
Synonyms[2]
  • Cerasus dielsiana (C.K.Schneid.) T.T.Yü & C.L.Li
  • Cerasus dielsiana var. abbreviata (Cardot) T.T.Yü & C.L.Li
  • Prunus carcharias Koehne
  • Prunus dielsiana (C.K.Schneid.) Koehne
  • Prunus dielsiana var. abbreviata Cardot
  • Prunus dielsiana var. conferta Koehne
  • Prunus dielsiana var. laxa Koehne
  • Prunus szechuanica var. dielsiana C.K.Schneid.

Description

It is shrub or tree, usually 5 to 10 m tall. Its bark is brownish‑gray. The leaves have a 0.8 to 1.7 mm petiole, and are elliptic to elliptic-obovate, from 6 to 14 cm long and 2.5 to 4.5 cm wide. The leaves are a darker green on the top surface, with the underside pilose, even villous on the veins. Typically the umbellate or subumbellate inflorescences have 2 to 6 flowers with white or pink petals. Each flower has 32–36 stamens. The fruit, a drupe, is red, 8 to 9 mm.[5]

Distribution

Diel's cherry is found in Anhui, Chongqing, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Sichuan provinces in China.

References
  1. Fedde FK (1905). "Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis". Selbstverlag des Herausgebers. 1 (5/6): 68.
  2. Wu B, Potter D, Cui D (2019-12-07). "The identity of Prunusdielsiana (Rosaceae)". PhytoKeys. 126: 71–77. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.126.35305. PMC 6642135. PMID 31346310.
  3. Zhou Y, Zhang J, Slade E, Zhang L, Palomares F, Chen J, Wang X, Zhang S (18 April 2008). "Dietary Shifts in Relation to Fruit Availability among Masked Palm Civets (Paguma larvata) in Central China". Journal of Mammalogy. 89 (2): 435–447. doi:10.1644/07-MAMM-A-048R1.1.
  4. Guo Y, Zhou J, Xie J, Garber PA, Bruford M, Ren B, Li D, Zhou J (October 2018). "Altitudinal ranging of the Guizhou golden monkey (Rhinopithecus brelichi): Patterns of habitat selection and habitat use". Global Ecology and Conservation. 16 (2): e00473. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2018.e00473.
  5. "Type of Prunus dielsiana var. conferta Koehne [family ROSACEAE". Global Plants.
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