Cerasus dielsiana var. abbreviata (Cardot) T.T.Yü & C.L.Li
Prunus carcharias Koehne
Prunus dielsiana (C.K.Schneid.) Koehne
Prunus dielsiana var. abbreviata Cardot
Prunus dielsiana var. conferta Koehne
Prunus dielsiana var. laxa Koehne
Prunus szechuanica var. dielsiana C.K.Schneid.
Prunus rufoides[2] (syn. Prunus dielsiana), called Diel's cherry, the tawny bark cherry, and in Chinese: 尾叶樱桃, the tailed-leaf cherry, is a species of cherry native to China, preferring to grow at 500–1400m above sea level, but reaching 1800m. The fruits are eaten by masked palm civets (Paguma larvata) and the fruits, leaves and buds are eaten by gray snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus brelichi).[3][4]
Description
It is shrub or tree, usually 5 to 10m tall. Its bark is brownish‑gray. The leaves have a 0.8 to 1.7mm petiole, and are elliptic to elliptic-obovate, from 6 to 14cm long and 2.5 to 4.5cm wide. The leaves are a darker green on the top surface, with the underside pilose, even villous on the veins. Typically the umbellate or subumbellate inflorescences have 2 to 6 flowers with white or pink petals. Each flower has 32–36 stamens. The fruit, a drupe, is red, 8 to 9mm.[5]
Distribution
Diel's cherry is found in Anhui, Chongqing, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Sichuan provinces in China.
References
^Fedde FK (1905). "Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis". Selbstverlag des Herausgebers. 1 (5/6): 68.