the Cherries

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• cherry
• plum
• Flowering Cherry
• Planted Cherry
• cherry trees

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Louiseania
• Tubopadus
• Pygeum
• Orospodias
• Prunoaflatunia
• Prunopsis
• Padus
• Padellus
• Polydontia
• Polystorthia
• Hagidryas
• Maddenia
• Germaria
• Mahaleb
• Emplectocladus
• Digaster
• + Amygdalopersica
• × Ceropadus
• Amygdalopsis
• × Armenoprunus
• Armeniaca
• × Cerasolouiseania
• Aflatunia
• Chimanthus
• Turetta
• Jadelotia
• × Cerapadus
• Ceraseidos
• Cerasus
• × Prunoamygdalus
• Chamaeamygdalus
• Dodecadia
• Microcerasus
• Lauro-cerasus

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Rosales and the family Rosaceae, it is classified under the genus Prunus.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant, known as Prunus, exhibits a specific distribution throughout the regions of Northern Europe. In the western reaches of the continent, it can be found growing in Great Britain and Ireland. Moving toward the Scandinavian Peninsula, the species is established in Norway. It also maintains a presence in the island nation of Denmark. Finally, its geographical range extends further east into the territory of Finland.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Prunus has 2 reported plant parts identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include flower, seed.

Flower

1. Journal of proteome research

Seed

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Chemicals

Prunus has 2 reported phytochemicals identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Phenols, Total cyanide.

Phenols

1. Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan

Total cyanide

1. Toxicological research

Activities

Prunus has 5 reported activities identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Anticancer, Antidiabetic, Antihypertensive, Antioxidant, Hypoglycemic.

Anticancer

1. Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan

Antidiabetic

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Antihypertensive

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Antioxidant

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Hypoglycemic

1. Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan

Conditions

Prunus has 4 reported investigations on conditions identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include COVID-19, hypertension, obesity, oxidative stress.

Covid-19

1. Current drug metabolism

Hypertension

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Obesity

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Oxidative stress

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Preparations

Prunus has 2 reported preparations identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include bark, hot Prunus extracts.

Bark

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Hot prunus extracts

1. International journal of medicinal mushrooms