Rosaceae, the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants, including 4,828 known species in 91 genera.
A plum is a fruit of some species in Prunus subg. Prunus. Mature plum fruits may have a dusty-white waxy coating that gives them a glaucous appearance. This is an epicuticular wax coating and is known as "wax bloom". Dried plums are called prunes, which have a dark, wrinkled appearance.
Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs, which includes the fruits plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, and almonds.
Prunus serotina, commonly called black cherry, wild black cherry, rum cherry, or mountain black cherry, is a deciduous tree or shrub of the genus Prunus. Despite being called black cherry, it is not very closely related to the commonly cultivated cherries such as sweet cherry, sour cherry and Japanese flowering cherries which belong to Prunus subg. Cerasus. Instead, P. serotina belongs to Prunus subg. Padus, a subgenus also including Eurasian bird cherry and chokecherry. The species is widespread and common in North America and South America.
Prunus mahaleb, the mahaleb cherry or St Lucie cherry, is a species of cherry tree. The tree is cultivated for a spice obtained from the seeds inside the cherry stones. The seeds have a fragrant smell and have a taste comparable to bitter almonds with cherry notes.
Prunus villegasiana is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae. It is endemic to Colombia. It is most likely a synonym of Prunus subcorymbosa or Prunus integrifolia.
Prunus mexicana, commonly known as the Mexican plum, is a North American species of plum tree that can be found in the central United States and Northern Mexico. Its native range stretches from Coahuila and San Luis Potosí north as far as Wisconsin and South Dakota, east to Georgia, Kentucky, and Ohio. Mexican plum is widely cultivated, such as on the west coast of the United States.
Prunus buxifolia is a species of tree in the rose family, Rosaceae. It is endemic to Colombia, where it is called chuwacá.
Prunus huantensis is a South American tree native to mountain forests of Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia. It may be a synonym of Prunus brittoniana.
Prunus integrifolia is a tree native to mountain forests of western South America. It has much larger leaves than most other species in the genus, up to 25 cm long, with no teeth along the edges. Flowers are in an elongated raceme, rising vertically upwards rather than hanging as in some other species
Prunus subcorymbosa is a species of tree in the family Rosaceae, and is native to montane forests from Costa Rica and Venezuela to northern Peru.
Prunus debilis is a South American species of Prunus. Its phenotype suggests close affinity with three other South American species of Prunus; P. littlei, P. guanaiensis and P. wurdackii. The Jivaro people chew the pulp of its fruit to alleviate the pain of toothaches.
Prunus littlei is a species of tree in the family Rosaceae. It is native to mountain forests of northwestern South America. Its phenotype suggests close affinity with three other South American species of Prunus; P. debilis, P. guanaiensis and P. wurdackii.
Prunus brasiliensis is a species of tree in the family Rosaceae. It is native to Brazil and northeastern Argentina.
Prunus subcoriacea is a species of tree in the family Rosaceae. It is native to South America.
Prunus reflexa is a species of tree in the family Rosaceae. It is native to South America.
Prunus oleifolia is a species of Prunus native to southern South America, including Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina. It is a tree 5-18 m tall. In spite of some confusion involving its missing holotype and poor descriptions, it is a good species, and a close relative of Prunus reflexa.
Prunus salasii, called carretero, carreto, cerezo, cereza or cereza montés in Guatemala, and sapoyolillo or zapoyolillo in Mexico, is a species of Prunus in the family Rosaceae. It is native to Chiapas in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. A fast-growing tree usually 9-15 m, but reaching 35 m, it is planted in Guatemalan ranches and parks as a shade tree. The resplendent quetzal favors it as a nesting site.
Prunus rhamnoides, Spanish: coralillo, Nahuatl languages: calaomit, and also iza and mataiza, is a species of Prunus in the family Rosaceae. It is native to Mexico and Central America. It is a tree 7.5 to 15 m tall. A shade tolerant species, it is considered an indicator of forest health. Local people use its timber for construction and household implements.
Prunus wurdackii is a species of Prunus found only on the slopes of tepuis of the Chimantá Massif in Venezuela, at 900 to 2200 m in elevation. Judging from its morphology, it is closely related to Prunus espinozana, described in the same publication. It is a tree 3 to 15 m tall, with branchlets that are brown tending to black. It differs from Prunus littlei, another close relative, in having thicker, more leathery and more lustrous leaves, with longer petioles. Its solitary inflorescences, by contrast, have shorter pedicels and shorter styles. Its calyx is salmon-colored, and the petals white.
