Prunus leveilleana

Prunus leveilleana
The bark of P. leveilleana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Prunus
Subgenus:	Prunus subg. Cerasus
Species:	P. leveilleana
Binomial name
Prunus leveilleana Koehne
Synonyms [1]
Cerasus leveilleana(Koehne) H. Ohba Prunus jamasakuraSiebold ex Koidz. var. verecundaKoidz. Prunus sargentiiRehder var. verecunda(Koidz.) Chin S. Chang Prunus serrulataLindl. var. pubescens(Makino) Nakai Prunus verecunda(Koidz.) Koehne

Prunus leveilleana is a native of Korea, Japan and China. ^[1] It generally has autumnal leaves of reddish-brown or crimson red colour. It has flowers of bright yellow-white colors. ^[2]

Biochemistry

In this species various new flavonoid compounds have been found. The compounds are pinocembrin-5-glucoside (5,7-dihydroxyflavanone 5-glucoside), geinstein (5,7,4'-trihydroxysoflavone), prunetin (5,4' dihydroxy-7-methoxyflavanone) and pinocembrin (5,7-dihydroxyflavanone) were found on September 6, 1956. ^[3]

Habitat

This species is a native of middle Japan, where it is commonly distributed into the mountainous regions.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Prunus leveilleana". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
2. Wakita Yoichi; Sato Takao; Takiya Mika (2004). "Bloom characteristic of Kasumizakura (Prunus verecunda Koehne)". Bulletin of the Hokkaido Forest Experiment Station (in Japanese). 41. Japan: 26–32. ISSN   0910-3945.
3. Hasegawa, Masao; Shirato, Teruo (20 January 1957). "Flavonoids of Various Prunus Species. V. The Flavonoids in the Wood of Prunus verecunda". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 79 (2): 450–452. doi:10.1021/ja01559a059.