Prunus

Prunus
	Prunus cerasus (sour cherry) in bloom
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Subfamily:	Amygdaloideae
Genus:	Prunus; Carolus Linnaeus
Synonyms
	Amygdalopersica Daniel; Amygdalophora M.Roem.; Amygdalopsis M.Roem.; Amygdalus L.; Armeniaca Scop.; Cerapadus Buia; Ceraseidos Siebold & Zucc.; Cerasus Mill.; Emplectocladus Torr.; Lauro-cerasus Duhamel; Laurocerasus M.Roem.; Maddenia Hook.f. & Thomson; Padellus Vassilcz.; Padus Mill.; Persica Mill.; Pygeum Gaertn.;

Prunus is a genus of plants in the family Rosaceae. It includes plums, peaches, almonds, apricots and cherries.

Prunus Media

Prunus sp.
Cherries are prone to gummosis.
The development sequence of a nectarine (P. persica) over a 7.5-month period, from bud formation in early winter to fruit ripening in midsummer

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 Potter, D.; Eriksson, T.; Evans, R.C.; Oh, S.; Smedmark, J.E.E.; Morgan, D.R.; Kerr, M.; Robertson, K.R.; Arsenault, M.; Dickinson, T.A.; Campbell, C.S.. Phylogeny and classification of Rosaceae. Plant Systematics and Evolution 266 (1–2) (2007). p. 5–43. doi:10.1007/s00606-007-0539-9. [Referring to the subfamily by the name "Spiraeoideae"]

Dillhoff, Richard M.. The McAbee flora of British Columbia and its relation to the Early-Middle Eocene Okanagan Highlands flora of the Pacific Northwest. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 42 (2) (February 2005). p. 151–166. doi:10.1139/e04-084. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
Stockey, Ruth A.. Life in Stone: a Natural History of British Columbia's Fossils (1996). Vancouver: UBCPess. ISBN 0-7748-0578-1..

Wikispecies has information on: Prunus.

GRIN Species Records of Prunus'. Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
Our Cherries Collection — Prunus' (2001–2009)Missouri Botanical Garden: Kemper Center for Home Gardening. Retrieved 13 November 2009.

Prunus

Prunus cerasus (sour cherry) in bloom
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Subfamily:	Amygdaloideae^[1]
Genus:	Prunus Carolus Linnaeus
Synonyms
Amygdalopersica Daniel Amygdalophora M.Roem. Amygdalopsis M.Roem. Amygdalus L.^[1] Armeniaca Scop.^[1] Cerapadus Buia Ceraseidos Siebold & Zucc. Cerasus Mill.^[1] Emplectocladus Torr. Lauro-cerasus Duhamel Laurocerasus M.Roem.^[1] Maddenia Hook.f. & Thomson^[1] Padellus Vassilcz. Padus Mill.^[1] Persica Mill. Pygeum Gaertn.^[1]