''Prunus tianshanica'', the Tianshan cherry, is a species of
cherry native to the
Tianshan Mountains
The Tian Shan,, , otk, 𐰴𐰣 𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃, , tr, Tanrı Dağı, mn, Тэнгэр уул, , ug, تەڭرىتاغ, , , kk, Тәңіртауы / Алатау, , , ky, Теңир-Тоо / Ала-Тоо, , , uz, Tyan-Shan / Tangritog‘ ...
of Central Asia, preferring to grow at 800-1000m.
Description
''Prunus tianshanica'' is a shrub reaching . The bark is grey, turning browner with age. The flowers are pink, and the dark red fruits, although small, are high in sugar and pleasant to the taste. It hybridizes naturally with ''
Prunus cerasifera
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''Prunus cerasifera'' is a species of plum known by the common names cherry plum and myrobalan plum.[Prunus
''Prunus'' is a genus of trees and shrubs, which includes (among many others) the fruits plums, Cherry, cherries, peaches, Peach#Nectarine, nectarines, apricots, and almonds.
Native to the North American temperate regions, the neotropics of Sou ...]
'' shows that ''
Cerasus'' is indisputably a synonym (and subgenus) of ''Prunus'' and that ''Cerasus tianshanica'' is properly ''Prunus tianshanica''.
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References
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Cherries
Flora of Central Asia
Plants described in 1939