Prunus jenkinsii Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Prunus

Characteristics

An deciduous or evergreen tree. It grows 15 m tall. The leaves turn yellow as they fall. The leaves have teeth along the edge. The flowers are white. The fruit is fleshy and oval and 2 cm across. It has one large seed.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Forests, mountain regions and ravines; at elevations from 1,000-1,800 metres in SW Yunnan, China.
More
Temperate. It grows between 1,000-1,800 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten fresh. They are also cooked in tarts.
Uses dye food medicinal
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 120 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Prunus jenkinsii world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:729851-1
WFO ID wfo-0001017933
COL ID 4N8WW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Laurocerasus jenkinsii Laurocerasus jenkinsii Cerasus jenkinsii Prunus jenkinsii Lauro-cerasus jenkinsii