Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Rosales > Rosaceae > Prunus serrulata > Prunus serrulata var. pubescensPrunus serrulata var. pubescensSynonyms: Cerasus jamasakura f. pubescens; Cerasus serrulata var. pubescens; Cerasus tenuiflora; Prunus donarium var. pubescens; Prunus jamasakura f. pubescens; Prunus jamasakura var. pubescens; Prunus leveilleana var. sontagiae; Prunus mutabilis var. pubescens; Prunus pseudocerasus var. sieboldii; Prunus pudibunda (heterotypic); Prunus serrulata var. sontagiae; Prunus sontagiae; Prunus tenuiflora; Prunus tenuiflora var. pubescens (heterotypic); Prunus verecunda f. sontagiae (heterotypic); Prunus yamasakura f. pubescens | Edible [1] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | | Flower Type [1] | Hermaphrodite | | Hazards [1] | Although no specific mention has been seen for this species, it belongs to a genus where most, if not all members of the genus produce hydrogen cyanide, a poison that gives almonds their characteristic flavour. This toxin is found mainly in the leaves and seed and is readily detected by its bitter taste. It is usually present in too small a quantity to do any harm but any very bitter seed or fruit should not be eaten. In small quantities, hydrogen cyanide has been shown to stimulate respiration and improve digestion, it is also claimed to be of benefit in the treatment of cancer. In excess, however, it can cause respiratory failure and even death. | | Leaf Type [1] | Deciduous | | Pollinators [1] | Insects, Lepidoptera | | Structure [1] | Tree | | Usage [1] | A green dye can be obtained from the leaves;
A dark grey to green dye can be obtained from the fruit; |  | | Height [1] | 59 feet (18 m) | | Width [1] | 33 feet (10 m) |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License♦ 2Shinsuke Koike, Hideto Morimoto, Shinsuke Kasai, Yusuke Goto, Chinatsu Kozakai, Isao Arimoto, and Koji Yamazaki (2012). Relationships Between the Fruiting Phenology of Prunus jamasakura and Timing of Visits by Mammals - Estimation of the Feeding Period Using Camera Traps, Phenology and Climate Change, Xiaoyang Zhang (Ed.) ♦ 3HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández ♦ 4Fruit phenology of Prunus jamasakura and the feeding habit of the Asiatic black bear as a seed disperser, Shinsuke Koike, Shinsuke Kasai, Koji Yamazaki, Kengo Furubayashi, Ecol Res (2008) 23: 385392 |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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