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
Species:	P. leveilleana
Binomial name
	Prunus leveilleana; Koehne
Synonyms[1]
	Cerasus leveilleana (Koehne) H. Ohba; Prunus jamasakura Siebold ex Koidz. var. verecunda Koidz.; Prunus sargentii Rehder var. verecunda (Koidz.) Chin S. Chang; Prunus serrulata Lindl. var. pubescens (Makino) Nakai; Prunus verecunda (Koidz.) Koehne;

Prunus leveilleana is a native of Korea and Japan.[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.

References

"Prunus leveilleana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
Wakita Yoichi; Sato Takao; Takiya Mika (2004). "Bloom characteristic of Kasumizakura (Prunus verecunda Koehne)". Bulletin of the Hokkaido Forest Experiment Station (in Japanese). Japan. 41: 26–32. ISSN 0910-3945.
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.

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[usda-1] "Prunus leveilleana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.

[yoichi-2] Wakita Yoichi; Sato Takao; Takiya Mika (2004). "Bloom characteristic of Kasumizakura (Prunus verecunda Koehne)". Bulletin of the Hokkaido Forest Experiment Station (in Japanese). Japan. 41: 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.