Prunus persica (L.) Batsch

 
  • Family : ROSACEAE
    (Rose Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
  • Basionym : Amygdalus persica L.
  • Synonym(s) : Amygdalus ferganensis (Kostina & Rjabov) T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu; Amygdalus nucipersica (L.) Rchb.; Amygdalus persica L.; Amygdalus persica var. aganonucipersica (Schübl. & G.Martens) T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu; Amygdalus persica var. compressa (Loudon) T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu; Amygdalus persica var. nucipersica L.; Amygdalus persica f. pendula (Siebold) H.Ohba & S.Akiyama; Amygdalus persica var. scleronucipersica (Schübl. & G.Martens) T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu; Amygdalus persica var. scleropersica (Rchb.) T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu; Amygdalus persica var. stellata Siebold & de Vriese; Amygdalus persica f. stellata (Siebold & de Vriese) H.Ohba & S.Akiyama; Amygdalus persica f. versicolor (Siebold) H.Ohba & S.Akiyama; Persica chinensis Lavallée; Persica domestica Risso; Persica laevis DC.; Persica mammillata Poit. & Turpin; Persica nucipersica (L.) Borkh.; Persica pendula Siebold; Persica platycarpa Decne.; Persica vulgaris Mill.; Persica vulgaris var. alba (Lindl.) Holub bis; Persica vulgaris var. albaplena (C.K.Schneid.) Holub bis; Persica vulgaris var. atropurpurea (C.K.Schneid.) Holub bis; Persica vulgaris subsp. atropurpurea (C.K.Schneid.) V.A.Zaiats; Persica vulgaris var. camelliiflora (Van Houtte) Holub bis; Persica vulgaris var. densa (Makino) Holub bis; Persica vulgaris var. dianthiflora (Van Houtte) Holub bis; Persica vulgaris var. duplex (Weston) Holub bis; Persica vulgaris subsp. erythrocarpa V.A.Zaiats; Persica vulgaris var. magnifica (Bean) Holub bis; Persica vulgaris var. nectarina (Aiton) Holub bis; Persica vulgaris convar. nucipersica (L.) Holub; Persica vulgaris var. pendula V.A.Zaiats; Persica vulgaris var. pendula (Dippel) Holub bis; Persica vulgaris var. pyramidalis (Dippel) Holub bis; Prunus daemonifuga H.Lév. & Vaniot; Prunus ferganensis (Kostina & Rjabov) Y.Y.Yao ex Y.H.Tong & N.H.Xia; Prunus persica var. aposarca Burkart; Prunus persica subsp. ferganensis Kostina & Rjabov; Prunus persica subsp. floriplena Burkart; Prunus persica subsp. nucipersica (L.) Dippel; Prunus persica var. nucipersica (L.) C.K.Schneid.; Prunus persica subsp. vulgaris (Mill.) Dippel
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Prunus persica (L.) Batsch
  • Common name : Peach Tree
  • Vernacular name :
    • Akroot, Ichikkai, Pikkies (Malayalam)
    • Lengsey (Nepali)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Cultivated
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated for its edible fruits, on hills above 1100m.
  • Key identification features : Large deciduous or small tree. Flowers pink. Drupe downy, succulent
  • Flower, Fruit : December-April
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kerala
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : East Khasi Hills (Shillong) district
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : China
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Europe, Asia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press:114
    • Chowdhery, H. J. & Wadhwa, B. H (1984). Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol. 1. Published BSI: 250
    • Nair, N. G (1977).Flora of Bashahr Himalayas. International Bioscience Publishers: 99
    • Balakrishnan, N. P. (1983). Flora of Jowai Vol.1. Published BSI:182
    • Grierson A.J.C & Long D.G (1983). Flora of Bhutan Vol.1 (3):542
    • Deb, D.B. (1981) The Flora of Tripura State. Vol. 2. Today and Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Prunus persica. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

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