Prunus tangutica Koehne

A shrub. It grows 1-2 m tall. The branches are spreading and shiny. The leaves are in short branchlets mostly in clusters. The leaves are oblong or oval and 2-4 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. The fruit are fleshy and purple to red. They are 1-2 cm across. They are hairy.

It is a temperate plant. It grows on sunny slopes and beside streams between 1,500-2,600 m above sea level. In Sichuan.

The kernel is eaten raw.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.