''Prunus bracteopadus'' is a putative species of

bird cherry Bird cherry is a common name for the European plant '' Prunus padus''. Bird cherry may also refer to: * ''Prunus'' subg. ''Padus'', a group of species closely related to ''Prunus padus'' * ''Prunus avium'', the cultivated cherry, with the Latin e ...

native to the eastern foothills of the

Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over 100 ...

, Assam and Uttarakhand. It is very closely related to, and perhaps conspecific with, ''

Prunus napaulensis ''Prunus napaulensis'' is a species of bird cherry native to the eastern foothills of the Himalayas, including Nepal, Myanmar and China. A tree, it can reach 27m and prefers to grow between 1800 and 3000m above sea level. The fruit is edible, and ...

''.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q21297672 Bird cherries bracteopadus Flora of Assam (region) Flora of East Himalaya Plants described in 1910