- Family : ROSACEAE
(Rose Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
- Synonym(s) : Cerasus avium (L.) Moench
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Prunus avium (L.) L.
- Common name : Cherry
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Cultivated
- Key identification features : Small tree; Leaves flaccid, drooping; Flowers long pedicelled, fascicled.
- Flower, Fruit : February-August
- Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
- Collection Date : 02/06/1960
- Collection Nos : CS 4926
- Collection Locality : Shambaganur, Palani Hills
- Distribution :
- Tamil Nadu : Dindigul district, The Nilgiri district
- Himachal Pradesh : Solon district
- Native : Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Krym, Libya, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
- Exotic/Native : Exotic
- World Distribution : Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Krym, Libya, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
- Literature :
- Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
- H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 1, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 249
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Prunus avium. Downloaded on 18 February 2025.
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