''Prunus campanulata'' is a species of
cherry native to Japan, Taiwan, southern and eastern China (Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Hunan, Fujian, and Zhejiang), and Vietnam.
[ It is a large shrub or small tree, growing tall.][ It is widely grown as an ]ornamental tree
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, and a symbol of Nago
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in the Ryukyu Islands
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of Japan
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. It is variously known in English
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as the Taiwan cherry,Carl Johann Maximowicz
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Invasive species
The tree is an invasive plant species
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in the Northland Region
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of New Zealand. It is illegal to distribute, sell or propagate the plant or to distribute soil, gravel, etc., that contain the seeds or other parts of the plant.
Ecological interactions
''Prunus campanulata'' is the host of larval '' Chrysozephyrus nishikaze'', a butterfly species endemic
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to Taiwan.Taiwan yuhina
The Taiwan yuhina (''Yuhina brunneiceps''), also known as Formosan yuhina, is a small songbird endemic to the island of Taiwan.
Taxonomy and systematics
Like other yuhinas, it is closely related to the white-eyes and if these were considered a ...
s during their breeding season.
Reproduction
''Prunus campanulata'' is one of the many cherry blossom trees that blooms early. Their seeds portray a physiological and morphological dormancy that is broken when exposed to cold and warm temperatures before germination. The flower is fertilized by pollinating insects and can begin to flower in 1 to 2 years.
Images
Image:Starr 980529-4272 Prunus campanulata.jpg, ''Prunus campanulata'' foliage
Image:Pair of tui in flowering tree.jpg, Two tui in a flowering ''P. campanulata'' tree
File:Prunus campanulata fruitage.jpg, ''Prunus campanulata'' young fruit
References
External links
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www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=1666.
“Taiwan Cherry.” Taiwan Cherry - University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, 31 July 2019, gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/trees-and-shrubs/trees/taiwan-cherry.html.
campanulata
Cherry blossom
Plants described in 1883
Flora of Eastern Asia
Trees of China
Trees of Vietnam
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