Prunus zippeliana

Prunus zippeliana Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 367 (1855) (syn: Gomphandra serrata King & PrainLauro-cerasus adenopoda (Koord. & Valeton) Browicz ; Lauro-cerasus macrophylla C.K.Schneid. ; Lauro-cerasus macrophylla var. oxycarpa (Hance) C.K.Schneid. ; Lauro-cerasus macrophylla var. sphaerocarpa (Nakai) Masam. ; Lauro-cerasus zippeliana (Miq.) BrowiczLauro-cerasus zippeliana var. angustifolia T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu ; Lauro-cerasus zippeliana var. crassistyla (Cardot) T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu ; Prunus adenopoda Koord. & Valeton ; Prunus bakti Hisauti ; Prunus dippeliana Miq. ex Makino ; Prunus kanehirae Hayata ex Hisauti ; Prunus macrophylla Siebold & Zucc. ; Prunus macrophylla var. adenopoda (Koord. & Valeton) J.E.Vidal ; Prunus macrophylla var. crassistyla Cardot ; Prunus macrophylla var. puberifolia Koehne ; Prunus macrophylla var. sphaerocarpa Nakai ; Prunus nicotianifolia Loisel. ex Steud. ; Prunus oxycarpa (Hance) Maxim. ; Prunus pseudoadenopoda Koord. ; Prunus zippeliana var. crassistyla (Cardot) J.E.Vidal ; Prunus zippeliana var. infravelutina Makino ; Prunus zippeliana var. sphaerocarpa (Nakai) Hisauti ; Pygeum oxycarpum Hance );
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Central & S. China to Vietnam, S. Central & S. Japan to Taiwan: China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Vietnam as per POWO;
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China (Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu); Ryukyu Isl.; Taiwan; India [c]; Myanmar (Kachin, Sagaing); Thailand; Cambodia; N-Vietnam; Java as per Catalogue of Life;
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MS,Nov.,2021/11 Symplocos sp. ? for id.: 2 images.
Location : Durtlang

Date : 06-12-2015
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Wild

Yes, as per comparative images at Symplocos
Keys?



Maybe Symplocos racemosa Roxb.
Pl. post a high res. image to check the flowers, as per keys.



Based on the no. of stamens, better to go for Symplocos theifolia


Prunus zippeliana Miq. ??



But no distribution as per
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:730445-1


NSF Musuems
Catalogue of Life


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MS, March, 2026/01 Symplocos ? for id.: 2 images.
Location : Durtlang, Mizoram

Altitude : ca.1,400 m
Date : 06-12-2025
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Wild


Prunus zippeliana Miq. ??



1 image.


It is not S. racemosa. It may be Prunus
Can you post the horizontal and vertical dissection image of fruit and seed ?


Yes, Prunus.
What are species reported and keys in your area?
Could not find any match as per comparative images at
https://efloraofindia.com/efi/prunus/



https://nsf-biomuseums.eeb.lsa.umich.edu/specimen/prunus-zippeliana/



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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  Wikipedia  Wikimedia Commons  Useful Tropical Plants iNaturalist  NSF Musuems

Updated on April 6, 2026

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