Prunus buergeriana

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Prunus buergeriana Miq., Prolus. Fl. Jap.: 24 (1865) (syn: Cerasus capricida Wall. ; Cerasus capricida Wall. ex G.Don ; Lauro-cerasus buergeriana (Miq.) C.K.Schneid.; Padus buergeriana (Miq.) T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku; Prunus adenodonta Merr. ; Prunus buergeriana var. nudiuscula Koehne ; Prunus capricida (Wall.) Ser. ; Prunus capricida (Wall. ex G.Don) Brandis ; Prunus fauriei H.Lév. ; Prunus undulata Hook.f. ; Prunus undulata f. venosa (Koehne) Koehne ; Prunus venosa Koehne);
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Himalaya to Central & S. Japan, Jawa: Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO;
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SK 3742 June 2023: 5 high res. images.

Location:  Baglung, West Nepal 
Date: 30 May 2023
Elevation 2000m.
Habit : Wild
Prunus cornuta (Wall. ex Royle) Steud. ??

This has been re- identified as Prunus buergeriana Miq. syn: Prunus venosa Koehne by Mr. Dipak Khadka, researching on this sp.

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SK 4014 14 August 2024: 6 very high res. images.

Location: Phulchoki, Lalitpur, Nepal
Date: 27 July 2024
Altitude: 2576m.
Habitat : Wild 

I think it is different, … Leaf texture, venation, fruits with sepals (Not in Xylosma) and the elevation does not seem a match.

Eurya cavinervis Vesque ??

I think it looks different from GBIF specimens (one and two).

Any matches ?
https://ppbc.iplant.cn/tu/10486172
https://ppbc.iplant.cn/tu/10486171

No

Any possibility of Eurya chinensis R.Br. ?
https://www.gbif.org/species/3591315
https://ppbc.iplant.cn/tu/4965208


3 high res. images.

Prunus buergeriana Miq. Syn. Prunus venosa Koehne. 

Yes, as per GBIF specimens (one and two).
Also reported in Flora of China.


7 images.

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Tree from Uttarakhand : ID Requested. : 10 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)

Please help for id this.
–Medium sized tree.
-In association with Quercus and Rhododendron sp.

Altitude (approximate) at which plant is photographed always help in correct identification for plants collected in the Himalaya; so mention it where ever known.
The tree here looks like Prunus cornuta (Rosaceae).
If you can, go through the information at following link to understand what type of photographs will be identified more easily (for future).
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Yes Prunus cornuta, Himalayan bird cherry tree

Present tree was collected ca. 2100 m asl as uncommon to Oak-mixed forest.

Yes it is common at this altitude

I will check it for P. cornuta.

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Please see the leaf base (not cordate) and Inflorescence (not drooping; it was erect).
2 images.
Yes they are not necessarily cordate, and racemes ascending or drooping depends on the bearing branch. Here are mine from Kashmir
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Fascicles of Flora of India Fascicle-18 Rosaceae genus- Prunus mentions presence of two vars. of P.cornuta. The variety P.cornuta var. villosa is mentioned as having leaves with cuneate bases.

Sir, i am thankful to both of you.
I was not questioning your ID, rather i wanted to clear my doubt.
Now I am taking it as Prunus cornuta (Wallich ex Royle) Steudel (Rosaceae).

This is identified as Prunus buergeriana Miq. by Mr. Deepak Khadka (PhD Scholar).
However, ID of the lower 5 images are correct.

 

 

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References:
POWO   Catalogue of Life  WFO  GBIF (High resolution specimens) Flora of China  Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal  India Biodiversity Portal   Wikipedia  Wikimedia Commons  Useful Tropical Plants  Treeflower  iNaturalist