Prunus undulata, which goes by a number of common names including Chinese: 尖叶桂樱, lekh arupate and theiarlung,[2] is a species of laurel cherry native to southeast Asia, including Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Bangladesh, northeastern India, Myanmar, southeastern China, Aceh in Indonesia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. A tree reaching 16 m, prefers to grow alongside streams at 500 to 3600 m above sea level. A widespread and successful species, it has been repeatedly described, resulting in a plethora of synonyms. Of these, the specific epithet capricida refers to its legendary ability to poison goats who consume it.[3]

Prunus undulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species:
P. undulata
Binomial name
Prunus undulata
Synonyms
  • Cerasus acuminata Wall.
  • Cerasus adenophylla M.Roem.
  • Cerasus capricida Wall.
  • Cerasus integerrima Wall.
  • Cerasus undulata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Ser.
  • Cerasus wallichii (Steud.) M.Roem.
  • Laurocerasus acuminata (Wall.) M.Roem.
  • Laurocerasus microbotrys (Koehne) Kovalev
  • Lauro-cerasus undulata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) M.Roem.
  • Laurocerasus undulata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) M.Roem.
  • Laurocerasus undulata f. elongata (Koehne) T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu
  • Laurocerasus undulata f. microbotrys (Koehne) T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu
  • Laurocerasus undulata f. pubigera T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu
  • Laurocerasus wallichii (Steud.) Browicz
  • Prunus acuminata (Wall.) D.Dietr.
  • Prunus acuminata f. confusa Koehne
  • Prunus acuminata f. elongata Koehne
  • Prunus acuminata f. microbotrys (Koehne) Koehne
  • Prunus acuminata f. vulgaris Koehne
  • Prunus acuminata f. wallichii Koehne
  • Prunus acuminata Hook.f.
  • Prunus adenophylla Wall.
  • Prunus adenophylla Wall. ex Steud.
  • Prunus capricida Wall.
  • Prunus integerrima Steud.
  • Prunus microbotrys Koehne
  • Prunus microbotrys var. obovata S.Y.Hu
  • Prunus undulata f. microbotrys (Koehne) Q.H.Chen
  • Prunus undulata f. microbotrys (Koehne) W.C.Chen
  • Prunus wallichii Steud.
  • Prunus wallichii var. crenulata F.P.Metcalf

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group, Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), Lakhey, P. & Pathak, J. (2022). "Prunus undulata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T64133275A64133278. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T64133275A64133278.en. Retrieved 28 February 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Hazarika, T.K.; Lalramchuana; Nautiyal, B.P. (3 February 2012). "Studies on wild edible fruits of Mizoram, India used as ethno-medicine". Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 59 (8): 1767–1776. doi:10.1007/s10722-012-9799-5. S2CID 16715509. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. ^ Theophilus Redwood (1857). A Supplement to the Pharmacopœia (3 ed.). Longman and Company. p. 288.