Prunus napaulensis

Prunus napaulensis is a species of bird cherry native to the eastern foothills of the Himalayas, including Nepal, Myanmar and China. A tree, it can reach 27 m and prefers to grow between 1800 and 3000 m above sea level. The fruit is edible, and it is cultivated for its fruit in Assam and Ukhrul District, Manipur (and presumably elsewhere).[3][4][lower-alpha 2] Its wood is used locally for making furniture.[5] It goes by many common names across its range, including jangali aru and arupate (Nepalese), arupaty (Bengali), sohiong (Khasi), sajong (Assamese), theikanthei in Tangkhul, and 粗梗稠李 "crude stalk thick plum" (Chinese).[3] Prunus bracteopadus is a very similar species, possibly conspecific.[6][7]

Prunus napaulensis
Prunus napaulensis fruit and seed
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: Prunus subg. Padus
Species:
P. napaulensis
Binomial name
Prunus napaulensis
Synonyms
  • Cerasus glaucifolia Wall.
  • Cerasus napaulensis Ser.[2]
  • Padus glaucifolia Wall.
  • Padus glaucifolia Wall. ex M.Roem.
  • Padus napaulensis (Ser.) C.K.Schneid.
  • Prunus glaucifolia Wall.

Notes
  1. Note the misspelling of the specific epithet by von Steudel as nepaulensis
  2. Note the misspelling of the specific epithet by Dipankar et al. as nepalensis

References
  1. Nomencl. bot. ed. 2, 2:403. 1841 "nepaulensis"
  2. A. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 2:540. 1825
  3. Hanelt, Peter; Büttner, R.; Mansfeld, Rudolf; Kilian, Ruth (2001). Mansfeld's Encyclopedia of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops. Springer. p. 503. ISBN 9783540410171.
  4. Chaudhuri, Dipankar; Ghate, Nikhil Baban; Panja, Sourav; Das, Abhishek; Mandal, Nripendranath (3 December 2015). "Wild Edible Fruit of Prunus nepalensis Ser. (Steud), a Potential Source of Antioxidants, Ameliorates Iron Overload-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Liver Fibrosis in Mice". PLOS ONE. 10 (12): e0144280. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1044280C. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0144280. PMC 4669143. PMID 26633891.
  5. Joshi, Ananda R.; Joshi, Kunjani (2005). "Ethnobotanical Study of Bagmati and Langtang Watershed, Nepal: Raw Materials of Plant Origin and their Indigenous Uses". Journal of Non-timber Forest Products. 12 (2): 72–82.
  6. Singh, Anurudh Kumar (2017). Wild Relatives of Cultivated Plants in India: A Reservoir of Alternative Genetic Resources and More. Singapore: Springer. p. 113. ISBN 9789811051166.
  7. "Prunus napaulensis PFAF Plant Database".
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