Family: Rosaceae | Genus: Prunus | Species: Prunus cerasoides Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
Synonym | Cerasus cerasoides (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don)S.Ya.Sokolov, Cerasus puddumWall., Prunus puddum Roxb. ex Wall. | Flower Color | Red - Pink |
Common Name | Wild Himalayan Cherry | Flower Type | Cyme |
English / Trade Name | Sour cherry | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | April-June |
Altitude | 1200-2400 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit yellow, maturing to red, ovoid |
Habitat | Occours in deciduous forests and temperate Himalayas | Bark Type | Exfoliating |
Distribution | India, Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and West China | Bark Details | The bark is smooth, and peels off in thin horizontal strips |
Distribution in manipur | , Central, Eastern | Origin | Native |
Leaf Type | Simple | ||
Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
Description of Species | Medium sized tree which grows up to 30 m in height. Bark smooth, and peels off in thin horizontal strips. Leaves elliptic, long pointed, with toothed margin. Flowers pink, long-stalked, often paired or in few-flowered clusters at the end of branches. with 5 pink, obovate petals, spreading outwards. Fruit yellow, maturing to red, ovoid. | Leaf Details | Leaves elliptic, long pointed, with toothed margin |
No Specimen Found
All rights reserved by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
The contents of this website may not be reproduced partially or fully, without due permission from The Director, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun -248006 (Uttarakhand), If referred to as a part of another publication, the source must be appropriately acknowledged. No part of this web-portal i.e. source code, any picture, image, graphics, text, design may copy or reproduce in any form of publication / software / web application development / creation. The contents of this website can not be used in any misleading or objectionable context. The Copyright Act 1957 and Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012, Govt. of India will be applicable for any dispute.