Prunus campanulata

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Species Distribution Map
Family:ROSACEAE
Species:Prunus campanulata Maxim.
Common Name:Taiwan Cherry
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Growth Habit:Tree
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
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Plant Notes:Taiwan Cherry is an introduced small deciduous tree in the Rose family (Rosaceae). It is native to China, Japan, and Taiwan. It is one of the “flowering cherries” and is planted as an ornamental in Alabama. It sometimes escapes cultivation and can be found on vacant lots, on fence rows, and in disturbed urban woodlands. Taiwan Cherry is a small tree reaching 25-30 feet in height. The bark is dark brown with prominent lenticels (pores in the bark that allow for gas exchange). Leaves are alternate, elliptic to ovate, and serrate. Flowers are produced in the early spring before the leaves. Flowers occur in umbels of 2-6. Each flower has five bright reddish-pink petals. The fruit is a small red or black drupe. The fruit are consumed by birds and squirrels, who disperse the seed. Taiwan Cherry is the most heat tolerant of the flowering cherries, and the only one that can be relied upon to do well in the southern portions of Alabama. Trees are short lived with an average life span of 15-20 years. Taiwan Cherry is commercially available and can also be grow from the abundant seed.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:This species was first collected as a naturalized element of the Alabama flora in 2010 by A. Diamond in Conecuh County. (Phytoneuron 2013-47: 1-13).
Status:Not Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyROSACEAE - Rose family
Genus Prunus
Species Prunus campanulata Maxim. - Taiwan Cherry

Citation

Citation Prunus campanulata Maximowicz, Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Petersbourg, sér. 3 29(1): 103. 1883.
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Coffee, Conecuh, Dallas, Mobile, Montgomery

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Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, TROY, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UWAL0003832 Conecuh 06 Feb 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21134		 UWAL
Prunus campanulata Maxim.
UWAL0049990 Dallas 17 Jan 2019 Diamond, Alvin R.
28700		 UWAL
Prunus campanulata Maximowicz
TROY000048218 Dallas 17 Jan 2019 Diamond, Alvin R.
28700		 TROY
Prunus campanulata Maximowicz
UWAL0030791 Mobile 08 Feb 2015 Horne, Howard E.
2777		 UWAL
Prunus campanulata Maximowicz
TROY000030593 Conecuh 06 Feb 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21134		 TROY
Prunus campanulata Maximowicz
ALNHS00005686 Montgomery 22 Mar 2018 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3618		 ALNHS
Prunus campanulata Maxim.
TROY000042625 Coffee 19 Jun 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26501		 TROY
Prunus campanulata Maximowicz
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