Prunus rufa

Prunus rufa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Prunus
Subgenus:	Cerasus
Species:	P. rufa
Binomial name
	Prunus rufa; Wall. ex Hook.f.
Synonyms
	Prunus ferruginea Wall.

Prunus rufa, called Himalayan cherry, is a species of cherry native to Nepal and Burma. It is used as an ornamental elsewhere for its striking shiny brown bark. It has been found growing at 3,925 m (12,900 ft) above sea level in the Himalayas.^[1]

Description

Prunus rufa is a small deciduous tree reaching a height of 15–20 feet (5–6 m). Its calyx tubes are 11–15 mm long and its leaf blades are 2.8–5 cm long. The smooth bark is a shiny brown, with prominent horizontal lenticels, similar to the coppery-red bark of the Tibetan cherry, Prunus serrula and similar to but lighter than the mahogany-brown bark of Prunus himalaica. Its phenotype suggests close affinity with four other Himalayan species of Prunus; P. topkegolensis, P. harae, P. taplejungnica and P. singalilaensis.^[2] Some sources consider Prunus ferruginea to be a synonym.

References

↑ Schwab N. et al. (2016) Treeline Responsiveness to Climate Warming: Insights from a Krummholz Treeline in Rolwaling Himal, Nepal. In: Singh R., Schickhoff U., Mal S. (eds) Climate Change, Glacier Response, and Vegetation Dynamics in the Himalaya. Springer, Cham DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28977-9_16 Springer, Cham ISBN 978-3-319-28975-5
↑ Ohba, Hideaki; Akiyama, Shinobu (22 November 2010). "Four New Species of Himalayan Prunus Subgenus Cerasus (Rosaceae-Prunoideae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, ser. B, Botany. 34 (4): 133–140. A key to distinguish the four new species and P. rufa is provided.

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[1] Schwab N. et al. (2016) Treeline Responsiveness to Climate Warming: Insights from a Krummholz Treeline in Rolwaling Himal, Nepal. In: Singh R., Schickhoff U., Mal S. (eds) Climate Change, Glacier Response, and Vegetation Dynamics in the Himalaya. Springer, Cham DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28977-9_16 Springer, Cham ISBN 978-3-319-28975-5

[Ohba_and_Akiyama-2] Ohba, Hideaki; Akiyama, Shinobu (22 November 2010). "Four New Species of Himalayan Prunus Subgenus Cerasus (Rosaceae-Prunoideae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, ser. B, Botany. 34 (4): 133–140. A key to distinguish the four new species and P. rufa is provided.