Prunus

E18975

genus taxon

Prunus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs that includes cherries, plums, peaches, apricots, and almonds, many of which are important fruit and nut crops.

Aliases (36)

Statements (81)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus → taxon →
belongsToClade	angiosperms → eudicots → rosids →
class	Magnoliopsida →
containsCompound	cyanogenic glycosides →
describedBy	Carl Linnaeus →
family	Rosaceae →
hasCommonName	almonds → apricots → cherries → peaches → plums → prunus → stone fruits →
hasEconomicUse	fruit production → nut production → ornamental horticulture → timber and wood →
hasFlowerColor	pink → white →
hasFlowerType	actinomorphic flowers →
hasFruitType	drupe →
hasGrowthForm	shrub → tree →
includesSpecies	Prunus africana → Prunus americana → Prunus angustifolia → Prunus armeniaca → Prunus avium → Prunus campanulata → Prunus cerasifera → Prunus cerasoides → Prunus cerasus → Prunus domestica → Prunus dulcis → Prunus emarginata → Prunus fremontii → Prunus grayana → Prunus hortulana → Prunus ilicifolia → Prunus incisa → Prunus jamasakura → Prunus laurocerasus → Prunus lusitanica → Prunus mahaleb → Prunus maritima → Prunus mexicana → Prunus mume → Prunus nigra → Prunus padus → Prunus padus subsp. borealis → Prunus padus subsp. padus → Prunus pensylvanica → Prunus persica → Prunus pumila → Prunus salicina → Prunus sargentii → Prunus serotina → Prunus serrula → Prunus serrulata → Prunus speciosa → Prunus spinosa → Prunus spinulosa → Prunus subhirtella → Prunus verecunda → Prunus virginiana → Prunus yedoensis → Prunus × kanzakura → Prunus × subhirtella → Prunus × yedoensis →
isPollinatedBy	insects →
kingdom	Plantae →
nativeTo	temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere →
order	Rosales →
phylum	Tracheophyta →
subfamily	Amygdaloideae →
taxonRank	genus →
typeSpecies	Prunus domestica →
yearDescribed	1753 →

Referenced by (39)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Prunus ("Prunus domestica") → Prunus ("Prunus serrulata") → Prunus ("Prunus spinosa") → Prunus ("Prunus cerasifera") → Prunus ("Prunus padus") → Prunus ("Prunus laurocerasus") → Prunus ("Prunus virginiana") → Prunus ("Prunus mume") → Prunus ("Prunus serotina") → Prunus ("Prunus mahaleb") → Prunus ("Prunus pensylvanica") → Prunus ("Prunus emarginata") → Prunus ("Prunus americana") → Prunus ("Prunus salicina") → Prunus ("Prunus cerasoides") → Prunus ("Prunus yedoensis") → Prunus ("Prunus subhirtella") → Prunus ("Prunus serrula") → Prunus ("Prunus lusitanica") → Prunus ("Prunus ilicifolia") → Prunus ("Prunus fremontii") → Prunus ("Prunus pumila") → Prunus ("Prunus nigra") → Prunus ("Prunus hortulana") → Prunus ("Prunus mexicana") → Prunus ("Prunus angustifolia") → Prunus ("Prunus padus subsp. padus") → Prunus ("Prunus padus subsp. borealis") → Prunus ("Prunus grayana") → Prunus ("Prunus sargentii") → Prunus ("Prunus incisa") → Prunus ("Prunus verecunda") → Prunus ("Prunus speciosa") → Prunus ("Prunus jamasakura") → Prunus ("Prunus × subhirtella") → Prunus ("Prunus × yedoensis") →	includesSpecies
Peach →	genus
Rosaceae →	hasMemberGenus
Rosales →	includes