Prunus hainanensis

Prunus hainanensis is a species of cherry endemic to Hainan province, China. It is very similar to Prunus campanulata and grows only at 900-1200 m in the Hainan Bawangling National Nature Reserve.[1] It has pink flowers and, accordingly, some potential as an ornamental.[2]

Prunus hainanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: Prunus subg. Cerasus
Section: P. sect. Cerasus
Species:
P. hainanensis
Binomial name
Prunus hainanensis
(G.A. Fu & Y.S. Lin) H.Yu, N.H. Xia & H.G. Ye
Synonyms
  • Cerasus hainanensis G.A. Fu & Y.S. Lin

References

  1. Yu, Hui; Xia, Nian-He; Ye, Hua-Gu (2007). "Validation of Prunus hainanensis (Rosaceae)". Nordic Journal of Botany. 25 (1–2): 31–32. doi:10.1111/j.0107-055X.2007.00020_24.x.
  2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250084319
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