Prunus sect. Prunus explained

Prunus sect. Prunus is a section of Prunus subg. Prunus. It contains species of Eurasian plum.^[1]

Species

Species in this section includes:^{[2] [3]}

• Prunus bokhariensis^[4]
• Prunus cerasifera – cherry plum
• Prunus cocomilia – Italian plum, cuckoo's apple
• Prunus consociiflora^[5] – Hubei plum
• Prunus darvasica – Darwaz plum
• Prunus divaricata – wild cherry plum
• Prunus domestica – European plum
• Prunus ramburii – sloe of Sierra Nevada (Spanish; Castilian: endrino de Sierra Nevada)
• Prunus salicina – Chinese plum, Japanese plum
• Prunus simonii – apricot plum
• Prunus sogdiana – Sogdian plum
• Prunus spinosa – sloe
• Prunus tadzhikistanica – Tajik plum
• Prunus ursina – bear's plum
• Prunus ussuriensis – Manchurian plum
• Prunus vachuschtii – alucha

Hybrid species (some of them are hybrids with species of other sections):

• Prunus × blireiana – double-flowering plum (P. cerasifera × P. mume)
• Prunus × cistena – purple-leaf sand cherry (P. cerasifera × P. pumila）
• Prunus × ferganica – Fergana plum (P. divaricata × P. ulmifolia)
• Prunus × foveata – pitted-stone plum
• Prunus × fruticans (P. spinosa × P. insititia)
• Prunus × macedonica – Macedonian plum (P. cerasifera × P. cocomilia)
• Prunus × rossica – Russian plum (P. cerasifera × P. salicina)
• Prunus × simmleri^[6] (P. cerasifera × P. spinosa)

The taxonomic position of P. brigantina is disputed. It is grouped with species of Prunus sect. Prunus according to chloroplast DNA sequences, but more closely related to species of Prunus sect. Armeniaca according to nuclear DNA sequences.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Shi. Shuo. Li. Jinlu. Sun. Jiahui. Yu. Jing. Zhou. Shiliang. 2013. Phylogeny and classification of Prunus sensu lato (Rosaceae). Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. en. 55. 11. 1069–1079. 10.1111/jipb.12095. 23945216. 1744-7909.
2. Reales. Antonio. Sargent. Daniel J.. Tobutt. Ken R.. Rivera. Diego. 2010-01-01. Phylogenetics of Eurasian plums, Prunus L. section Prunus (Rosaceae), according to coding and non-coding chloroplast DNA sequences. Tree Genetics & Genomes. en. 6. 1. 37–45. 10.1007/s11295-009-0226-9. 31215875. 1614-2950.
3. Book: Черепанов, С.К.. Сосудистые растения России и сопредельных государств (в пределах бывшего СССР). Мир и семья. 1995. Санкт-Петербург.
4. Chin. Siew-Wai. Shaw. Joey. Haberle. Rosemarie. Wen. Jun. Potter. Dan. 2014-07-01. Diversification of almonds, peaches, plums and cherries – Molecular systematics and biogeographic history of Prunus (Rosaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. en. 76. 34–48. 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.02.024. 24631854. 1055-7903.
5. Web site: Prunus consociiflora. 2021-02-18. Trees and Shrubs Online.
6. Palézieux, Philippe de. 1920. Prunus simmleri. Le Monde des plantes. Intermédiaire des Botanistes. Revue internationale paraissant tous les deux mois. Bibliographie, Informations, Renseignements, Offres, Demandes, Échanges. 21. 12. 4–5.
7. Liu. Shuo. Decroocq. Stephane. Harte. Elodie. Tricon. David. Chague. Aurelie. Balakishiyeva. Gulnara. Kostritsyna. Tatiana. Turdiev. Timur. Saux. Marion Fisher-Le. Dallot. Sylvie. Giraud. Tatiana. 2021-01-05. Genetic diversity and population structure analyses in the Alpine plum (Prunus brigantina Vill.) confirm its affiliation to the Armeniaca section. Tree Genetics & Genomes. en. 17. 1. 2. 10.1007/s11295-020-01484-6. 230795948. 1614-2950.