Taxon:  Prunus cornuta (Wall. ex Royle) Steud.



Summary
Genus:
Prunus
Subgenus:
Cerasus
Section:
Laurocerasus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Amygdaleae
Nomen number:
29879
Place of publication:
Nomencl. bot. ed. 2, 2:403.  1841
Verified:
04/04/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Nordic Baltic Genebanks. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cerasus cornuta Wall. ex Royle

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Padus cornuta (Wall. ex Royle) Carrière

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Reference(s)
  1. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  2. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  3. Ghora, C. & G. Panigrahi. 1984. Rosaceae: genus Prunus. Fascicles of flora of India. 18:27-28.
  4. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  5. Jiangsu Inst. Bot., ed. v. 1; Shan. R. H., ed. v. 2. 1977-1982. Jiangsu Zhiwuzhi (Flora of Jiangsu).
  6. Pandey, A. et al. 2008. Genetic resources of Prunus (Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104. Note: this review cited Prunus cornuta and two varieties: cornuta and villosa
  7. Polunin, O. & A. Stainton. 1984. Flowers of the Himalaya
  8. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: = Padus cornuta (Wall. ex Royle) Carrière
  9. Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs.
  10. Stewart, R. 1972. An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of West Pakistan and Kashmir
  11. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Padus cornuta (Wall. ex Royle) Carrière
Common names
LANGUAGENAMEALTERNATE NAMENOTESEQCITATION
English Himalayan bird cherry 1 Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
English jamana 1 Pandey, A. et al. 2008. Genetic resources of Prunus (Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104. Note: this review cited Prunus cornuta and two varieties: cornuta and villosa
English tsrain 1 Pandey, A. et al. 2008. Genetic resources of Prunus (Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104. Note: this review cited Prunus cornuta and two varieties: cornuta and villosa
English zamber 1 Pandey, A. et al. 2008. Genetic resources of Prunus (Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104. Note: this review cited Prunus cornuta and two varieties: cornuta and villosa
German Himalaya-Traubenkirsche 2 Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Transcribed Chinese guang e chou li as Padus cornuta 2 Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Padus cornuta (Wall. ex Royle) Carrière
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqus.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaHimachal Pradesh 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaJammu and Kashmir 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaPunjab 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaSikkim 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTamil Nadu 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan
  • CHINA: China [Xizang Zizhiqu (s.)]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India [Sikkim, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal], Nepal
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://nordic-baltic-genebanks.org/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=29879. Accessed 31 August 2025.