http www.biodiversitylibrary.org bibliography 7762 ref References reflist 2 Category Prunoideae Category Rosaceae Category Plant subfamilies an Prunoideae az Gaval kimil r ca Amigdal idia es Prunoideae fa fr Prunoideae ko it Prunoideae he la Prunoideae lt Slyviniai ro Prunoideae ja no Steinfruktfamilien pt Prunoideae ru simple Prunoideae uk vi ... more details
wiktionarypar Pruno Pruno may refer to Places France Pruno, Haute Corse a commune in the department of Haute Corse Corsica Italy Pruno Cilento a rural village in the comunes of Valle dell Angelo and Laurino, and a big rural area in the middle of Cilento Province of Salerno, Campania Pruno Stazzema an hamlet frazione in the comune of Stazzema Province of Lucca, Tuscany Biology Prunoideae a subfamily of plants belonging to the family of Rosaceae Prunus a genus of plants belonging to the family of Rosaceae Other Pruno an alcoholic beverage made from apples and or oranges Pruno a Stone Temple Pilots song from the album No. 4 album No. 4 disambig de Pruno Begriffskl rung eo Pruno fr Pruno homonymie it Pruno nl Pruno ... more details
Stone fruits or stonefruits or stonefruit , in botany , refers to drupe , fruits in which an outer fleshy part exocarp , or skin and mesocarp , or flesh surrounds a shell the pit or stone of hardened endocarp with a seed inside. These fruits develop from a single carpel , and mostly from flower s with superior ovary superior ovaries . The definitive characteristic of a drupe is that the hard, lignified stone or pit is derived from the ovary wall of the flower. More specifically, stone fruit refers to members of the genus Prunus , which includes plum s, cherry cherries , mango s, peach es, apricot s and almond s. It is traditionally placed within the rose family Rosaceae as a subfamily , the Prunoideae or Amygdaloideae , but sometimes placed in its own family, the Prunaceae or Amygdalaceae . The term is sometimes used in supermarkets to categorise peaches, nectarines, plums, etc. Category Botany botany stub ca Fruit de pinyol ... more details
Taxobox image image caption regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Rosales familia Rosaceae subfamilia Prunoideae or Spiraeoideae ref name Potter Potter, D. Eriksson, T. Evans, R.C. Oh, S.H. Smedmark, J.E.E. Morgan, D.R. Kerr, M. Robertson, K.R. Arsenault, M.P. Dickinson, T.A. Campbell, C.S. 2007 . Phylogeny and classification of Rosaceae. Plant Systematics and Evolution . 266 1 2 5 43. ref genus Prinsepia genus authority John Forbes Royle Royle subdivision ranks Species subdivision Prinsepia sinensis P. sinensis Oliv. ex Bean br Prinsepia uniflora P. uniflora Alexander Theodorowicz Batalin Batalin br Prinsepia utilis P. utilis John Forbes Royle Royle Prinsepia is a genus of trees in the Rosaceae . It bears fruit which looks like a cherry . The plant grows largely in India, China, Bangladesh, and Taiwan, ref http books.google.com books?id 4hMoAAAAYAAJ&pg PA195&dq prinsepia&lr &ei UcL2SPjcLYPsswOjmYiJCw PPA195,M1 The Forest Flora of North west and Central India, John Lindsay Stewart, Dietrich Brandis, William H. Allen & Co., London, 1874 ref yet P. sinensis is hardy in hardiness zone zone 4, to about 32 C. ref http digedibles.com database plants.php?Prinsepia sinensis Plants for a Future Database entry for P. sinensis ref . The plant is named for James Prinsep , scholar, antiquarian, architect, secretary of the Asiatic Society in Calcutta, India, and member of the well known Prinsep family of India, an Anglo Indian family prominent in Indian affairs for several generations. References reflist Rosales stub Category Prunoideae cs Prinsepie fr Prinsepia la Prinsepia pl Prinsepia pt Prinsepia zh ... more details
Taxobox image image caption regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Rosales familia Rosaceae subfamilia Prunoideae genus Prunus species P. alleghaniensis binomial Prunus alleghaniensis binomial authority Porter range map range map caption The Allegheny Plum Prunus alleghaniensis is a species of Prunus New World New World plum , native to North America . ref name ITIS Prunusalleghaniensis Porter cite web url http www.itis.gov servlet SingleRpt SingleRpt?search topic TSN&search value 24766 title ITIS Standard Report Page Prunus alleghaniensis work Integrated Taxonomic Information System accessdate 20 December 2010 ref ref name NCBI Taxonomybrowswer Prunusalleghaniensis cite web url http www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Taxonomy Browser wwwtax.cgi?mode Info&id 151330&lvl 3&p has linkout&keep 1&srchmode 1&unlock title Prunus alleghaniensis publisher National Center for Biotechnology Information accessdate 20 December 2010 ref Identification The leaves are two to three and a half inches long, the tip is usually long and pointed. The leaf margins are finely toothed. The twigs sometimes have thorns. The bark is fissured in older specimens. The flowers are plentiful and white, eventually turning pink. The dark reddish purple fruit is half an inch wide, with a whitish bloom. The tree normally is about five to twenty feet tall with a diameter rarely exceeding half a foot. Habitat P. alleghaniensis is not common in moist woodlands. It is typically found in elevations between 1200 and 2000 feet. The species is most common in south western Pennsylvania , with some smaller notable populations in West Virginia , Tennessee , and Connecticut ref Kershner, Mathews, Nelson & Spellenburg, Field Guide to Trees of North America , Sterling Publishing Co, New York, New York, 2008 , p. 344 345, accessed the 18th of December, 2010 ref . References Reflist Category Prunus alleghaniensis fr Prunus alleghaniensis ... more details
Infobox scientist image Genichi koizumi.jpg image size 150px alt caption birth date 1 Nov 1883 birth place death date 21 Dec 1953 death place residence citizenship nationality ethnicity fields Botany workplaces alma mater doctoral advisor academic advisors doctoral students notable students known for author abbrev bot Koidz. author abbrev zoo influences influenced awards signature filename only signature alt footnotes Nihongo Gen ichi Koidzumi Koizumi Gen ichi 1883 1953 was a Japanese botanist, author of several papers and monographs on phytogeography including work on Rose roses and Prunoideae Rosaceae , Acer maples Aceraceae , mulberries the genus Morus , and many other plants. His name is sometimes transliterated as Gen ichi or Gen Iti, ref cite book author Stafleu, F.A. Cowan, R.S. date 1976 1988 title Taxonomic literature A selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types. Second Edition publisher Bohn, Scheltema and Holkema location Utrecht ref or as Koizumi. Published works 1956 . Plants of Jaluit Island Pacific surveys report U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, Far East 1952 . The Big Button Palm which produces the ivory nut Reports USGS, Pacific Geological Surveys 1930. cite book title Florae Symbolae Orientali Asiaticae sive Contributions to the Knowledge of the Flora of Eastern Asia location Kyoto, Japan , 115 pp. 1928 . Plantae Novae Amami Ohsimensis nec non Insularum adjacentium 1 Phytogeographical notes on the flora of the Loochoo Archipelago. 2 Description of new species . 19 pp. botanist Koidz. Koidzumi, Gen ichi References Reflist Further reading Nakaike, T, A Yamamoto. 2002. Enumeration of the Latin names of pteridophytes published by Dr. Gen ichi Koidzumi . Journal of Phytogeography and Taxonomy 50 1 63 68. ISSN 0388 6212 Japan botanist stub Category Botanists with author abbreviations Category Japanese botanists de Gen ichi Koidzumi es Gen Iti Koidzumi ja ru , ... more details
italic title For the subgenus Padus Bird cherry subgenus Not to be confused with Prunus avium , meaning bird cherry . taxobox image Vogelkers bloesem.jpg image caption Bird cherry flowers regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Rosales familia Rosaceae subfamilia Prunoideae genus Prunus subgenus bird cherry subgenus Padus ref Rehder, A. 1940, reprinted 1977. Manual of cultivated trees and shrubs hardy in North America exclusive of the subtropical and warmer temperate regions . Macmillan publishing Co., Inc, New York. ref species P. padus binomial Prunus padus binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus L. synonyms Cerasus padus small L. Delarbre small br Prunus racemosa small Jean Baptiste Lamarck Lam. small Image Prunus padus Tuomi marjoja VII 04 2989 C.JPG thumb Bird cherries drupes Image Strom1.jpg thumb A Bird Cherry tree in full bloom. Prunus padus , known as Bird Cherry or Hackberry , is a species of cherry , native to northern Europe and northern Asia . It is a deciduous small tree or large shrub , 8 16 m tall, which grows north of the Arctic Circle in Norway , Sweden , Finland and Russia . It is the type species of the subgenus bird cherry subgenus Padus , which have flower s in raceme s. Characteristics The English name hackberry ref name Gregor refers to the fruit, which is astringent due to their tannin content. ref cite web url http www saps.plantsci.cam.ac.uk trees cherry.htm publisher Science & Plants for Schools U.K. title Bird cherry Prunus padus ref There are two varieties European Bird Cherry Prunus padus var. padus , Europe and western Asia. Asian Bird Cherry Prunus padus var. commutata , eastern Asia. Ecology The flowers are plant sexuality hermaphroditic and pollinated by bees and flies. The fruit is readily eaten by bird s, which do not taste astringency as unpleasant. Uses The fruit of this tree is seldom used in western Europe, but is commonly eaten farther east. It was used medicinally during ... more details
Taxobox name Brown Hairstreak image Thecla betulae femelle Nemos.jpg image Lycaenidae Thecla betulae 1.JPG image caption image2 Thecla betulae1.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Lycaenidae genus Thecla genus Thecla species T. betulae binomial Thecla betulae binomial authority Carl Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1758 The Brown Hairstreak Thecla betulae is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae . The range includes most of the Palaearctic . Subspecies T. b. betulae Europe, N.Caucasus, Saur, Tarbagatai, Dzhungarsky Alatau, Siberia, Amur, Ussuri. Larva on Prunus spinosa , Caucasus Crataegus sanguinea , S.Altai,Saur T. b. crassa John Henry Leech Leech , 1894 S.Ussuri Larva on Prunoideae Padus asiatica , Prunus Armeniaca mandschurica T. b. ongodai J.W. Tutt Tutt Altai T. b. coreana Nire Kagenori Nire , 1919 Korea Larva on Fabaceae T. b. elwesi Leech, 1890 West China, Central China T. b. yiliguozigounae Huang & Murayama, 1992 China Appearance and behaviour Image Thecla betulae.jpeg thumb 250px left Underside of female A pretty little butterfly that is found along hedges, scrub, and wood edges but is often overlooked since it spends much of its time high in the tree canopy. Like the Apatura iris Purple Emperor this butterfly uses master trees , usually European Ash Fraxinus excelsior . Males and unmated females congregate at the tops of isolated trees. Once mated the female descends to lower levels to begin laying her eggs. males rarely descend and both feed mainly on Honeydew secretion honey dew . Both sexes are dark brown on the upperside with orange tails. The female also has a bright orange band across both forwings. The undersides are similar in both sexes and are bright orange with two white streaks. Lifecycle and foodplants Image Thecla betulae egg.jpg thumb left 200px Egg In Europe the female lays her eggs on Blackthorn Prunus spinosa in late August which overwinter, hatching the following spring when the buds are breaking. It has ... more details
File Druse in onion scales.jpg thumb Druse in onion scales 100x magnification Druse are groups of crystals of calcium oxalate ref Franceschi VR, Nakata PA 2005 Calcium oxalate in plants formation and function. Annu Rev Plant Biol. 56 41 71. ref , silicates or carbonates present in plants. Calcium oxalate Ca COO sub 2 sub , CaOx crystals are found in algae , angiosperms and gymnosperms in a total of more than 215 families. These plants accumulate oxalate in the range of 3 80 w w of their dry weight ref Zindler Frank E 1976 Oxalate biosynthesis in relation to photosynthetic pathways and plant productivity a survey. Z Pflanzenphysiol. 80 1 13. ref ref Libert B, Franceschi VR 1987 Oxalate in crop plants. J Agric Food Chem. 35 926 938. ref via a biomineralization process in a variety of shapes. ref McNair JB 1932 The interrelations between substances in plants essential oils and resins, cyanogen and oxalate. Am J Bot. 19 255 271. ref Araceae have numerous druse, multi crystal druse and needle shaped raphide crytals of CaOx present in the tissue. ref Prychid CJ, Jabaily RS, Rudall PJ 2008 Cellular ultrastructure and crystal development in Amorphophallus Araceae . Ann Bot Lond . 101 7 983 995. ref Druse are also found in leaves and bud scales of Prunus , Roses , ref Lersten NR, Horner HT 2006 Crystal macropattern development in Prunus serotina Rosaceae, Prunoideae leaves. Ann Bot Lond . 97 5 723 729. ref Allium , Vitus , Morus and Phaseolus . ref J uregui Z iga D, Reyes Grajeda JP, Sep lveda S nchez JD, Whitaker JR, Moreno A 2003 Crystallochemical characterization of calcium oxalate crystals isolated from seed coats of Phaseolus vulgaris and leaves of Vitis vinifera. J Plant Physiol. 160 3 239 245. ref , . ref Katayama H, Fujibayashi Y, Nagaoka S, Sugimura Y 2007 Cell wall sheath surrounding calcium oxalate crystals in mulberry idioblasts. Protoplasma. 231 3 4 245 248. ref The poisonous substances in druse are thought to be a prevention from herbivorage. How Druse are For ... more details
previously Amygdaloideae or Prunoideae 3 Sorbarieae 4 Spiraeeae 5 clade 1 Kerrieae 2 Osmarioneae ... and Prunoideae. ref name Potter The subfamily has sometimes been referred to by the name Spiraeoideae ... more details
italic title Taxobox image Yoshino Sakura Tidal Basin DC.jpg image caption Yoshino cherry tree in flower regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Rosales familia Rosaceae subfamilia Prunoideae genus Prunus subgenus cherry Cerasus species P. yedoensis binomial Prunus yedoensis binomial authority Jinz Matsumura Matsum. Prunus yedoensis Yoshino cherry Japanese language Japanese somei yoshino is a Hybrid biology hybrid cherry of unknown origin, probably between Prunus speciosa as father plant and Prunus pendula f. ascendens as mother. ref name Nakamura cite journal author Satoshi Ohta, Shinsuke Osumi, Toshio Katsuki, Ikuo Nakamura, Toshiya Yamamoto and Yo Ichiro Sato title Genetic characterization of flowering cherries Prunus subgenus Cerasus using rpl16 rpl14 spacer sequences of chloroplast DNA url http rms1.agsearch.agropedia.affrc.go.jp contents JASI pdf society 72 1652.pdf journal J. Japan. Soc. Hort. Sci. year 2006 volume 75 issue 1 pages 72 78 accessdate 2011 04 06 ref It occurs as a natural hybrid in Japan and is now one of the most popular and widely planted cultivated flowering cherries cherry blossoms sakura in temperate climates worldwide. ref name rhs Huxley, A., ed. 1992 . New RHS Dictionary of Gardening . Macmillan ISBN 0 333 47494 5. ref ref name rushforth Rushforth, K. 1999 . Trees of Britain and Europe . Collins ISBN 0 00 220013 9. ref Description Prunus yedoensis is a small, deciduous tree that at maturity grows to be convert 5 to 12 m ft rarely convert 15 m ft tall. It grows well in hardiness zone s 5 8 and does well in full sun and moist but well drained soil. The leaf leaves are alternately arranged, convert 6 to 15 cm in long and convert 4 to 7 cm in broad, with a serrated margin they are often bronze toned when newly emerged, becoming dark green by summer. The flowers emerge before the leaves in early spring they are fragrant, convert 3 to 3.5 cm in in diameter, with five white or ... more details
About the tree and its fruit other uses Peach disambiguation Chinese text section taxobox name Peach br Prunus persica image Autumn Red peaches.jpg image caption Autumn Red Peaches, cross section regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Rosales familia Rosaceae genus Prunus subgenus Amygdalus species P. persica binomial Prunus persica binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus L. August Batsch Batsch nutritionalvalue name Peaches edible part kJ 165 protein 0.9 g fat 0.3 g carbs 9.5 g fiber 1.5 g sugars 8.4 g vitC mg 6.6 vitA ug 16 potassium mg 190 iron mg 0.25 folate ug 4 source usda 1 right 1 The peach tree, Prunus persica , is a deciduous tree , native to China , where it was first cultivated. It bears an edible juicy fruit called a peach . ref cite book last Thacker first Christopher title The history of gardens year 1985 publisher University of California Press location Berkeley isbn 9780520056299 page 57 url http books.google.com books?id 1gn8hIgwg gC&pg ref The peach is a species of the genus Prunus . The species name persica refers to its widespread cultivation in Iran Persia , from whence it was transplanted to Europe. It is classified with the almond in the subgenus Amygdalus within the genus Prunus , distinguished from the other subgenera by the corrugated seed shell. Prunus persica belongs to the subfamily Prunoideae of the family Rosaceae . Description Prunus persica grows to convert 4 10 m abbr on tall and 6 in. in diameter. The leaf leaves are lanceolate , convert 7 16 cm abbr on long, convert 2 3 cm abbr on broad, pinnate ly veined. The flower s are produced in early spring before the leaves they are solitary or paired, 2.5 3 cm diameter, pink, with five petals. The fruit has yellow or whitish flesh, a delicate aroma, and a skin that is either velvety peaches or smooth nectarines in different cultivar s. The flesh is very delicate and easily bruised in some cultivars, but is fairly firm in some com ... more details
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