Prunus occurs as genus of trees and shrubs, including the plums, cherries, peaches, apricots and almonds. These are traditionally laid inside a rose family Rosaceae as a subfamily, the Prunoideae (or Amygdaloideae), but another time set inside its have personal, a Prunaceae (or Amygdalaceae). There are many c coinage of Prunus, spread throughout a northern moderate regions of the world.

A flowers come normally whiten to pink, by having 5 flower petal & 5 sepals. It is borne singly, or even within umbels of two to six or even thomas more in racemes. A fruit of completely Prunus coinage occurs as drupe with a comparatively big "stone". Leaves come elementary & normally lancelike, unlobed & toothed along a margin.

Classification
A select few treatments break a genus higher into many different genera, however this segregation is non widely recognised more than at a subgeneric rank. ITIS recognises just the single Genus Prunus, sustaining a names of species as shown in the box on the correct. '''Prunus subgenera:' Subgenus Amygdalus: almonds and peaches. Axillary buds inside threes (vegetive bud exchange, 2 flower buds to sides). Flowers inside early spring, sessile or even about therefore, nin on leaved shoots. Fruit by owning the grove along 1 side; stone deeply grooved. Nature and severity mintage Prunus dulcis (Almond). Subgenus Prunus: plums and apricots. Axillary buds solitary. Flowers inside early spring stalked, nin on leaved shoots. Fruit using the grove along of these side; stone rough. Nature and severity mintage Prunus domestica (Plum). Subgenus Cerasus: cherries. Axillary buds only. Flowers around early spring around corymbs, long-stalked, nin on leaved shoots. Fruit non groved; stone smooth. Nature and severity coinage Prunus cerasus (Sour cherry). Subgenus Lithocerasus: dwarf cherries. Axillary buds within threes. Flowers witharound early spring in corymbs, long-stalked, nin on leaved shoots. Fruit non groved; stone smooth. Nature and severity mintage Prunus pumila (Sand cherry). Subgenus Padus: bird cherries. Axillary buds individual. Flowers inside late spring within racemes in leafy shoots, short-stalked. Fruit non groved; stone smooth. Nature and severity coinage Prunus padus (European bird cherry). Subgenus Laurocerasus: cherry-laurels. Axillary buds individual. Flowers withwithin early spring in racemes, nin on leaved shoots, short-stalked. Fruit non groved; stone smooth. Mostly evergreen (all the other subgenera come deciduous). Nature and severity metal money Prunus laurocerasus (European cherry-laurel).

Uses
A genus Prunus includes a almond, apricot, cherry, peach and plum, all of which keep close at hand cultivars developed for commercial fruit production. the eatable a portion of a almond is the seed; the almond fruit occurs as stone fruit & non a "nut". There are besides the total of metal money, hybrids, and cultivars grown strictly as ornamental plants, usually for their profuseness of flowers, now & then for leaves and bark. These ornamentals include a class action that can be conjointly known as flowering cherries.

Because of their considerable value when each food & cosmetic plants, numerous Prunus coinage keep around been introduced to parts of the globe to which it is non indigen. Numerous of the Old Globe coinage come grown for even decoration or fruit, & use at times been planted throughout the world; & a few develop be naturalized beyond their native range.

Prunus coinage come utilized when food plants for a select few Lepidoptera species including Light Emerald and Buff-tip.

Selected species by continent
Note: these lists come probably uncomplete.

Old World:
Prunus armeniaca - Apricot. Central Asia to China. Prunus avium - Wild Cherry, also known as a Gean, Mazzard, or even Sweet Cherry, & a parent of virtually all of the eatable cherries. Europe to West Asia. Prunus brigantina - Briançon Apricot. South-east France. Prunus campanulata - Bell-flowered Cherry. Southern China, Taiwan. Prunus canescens - Greyleaf Cherry. China. Prunus cantabridgensis - Cambridge Cherry. Unknown origin, probably east Asia, even hybrid. Prunus cerasus'' - Morello Cherry or Sour Cherry. Europe & sou'west Asia. Prunus cerasifera - Myrobalan Plum or even Cherry Plum. Southeast Europe & south-west Asia. Prunus cocomilia - Naples Plum. South-east Europe (Italy, Balkans). Prunus cornuta - Himalayan Bird cherry tree. Himalaya. Prunus dasycarpa - Black Apricot. Probably the crossed P. armeniaca ten P. cerasifera. Prunus davidiana - David's Peach. - China. Prunus domestica - Plum and Damson. Believed to become a hybrid, probably from either West Asia & the Caucasus. Prunus dulcis - Almond. Southeast Europe, sou'west Asia. Prunus fruticosa - Ground Cherry. Northeastern Europe, northern Asia. Prunus grayana - Gray's Bird cherry tree. Japan. Prunus incana - Willow Cherry. Asia Minor, Caucasus. Prunus incisa - Fuji Cherry. Japan. Prunus jacquemontii - Afghan Cherry. Northwest Himalaya inside Afghanistan & Pakistan. Prunus laurocerasus - Cherry Laurel, of the Balkans and West Asia. Prunus lusitanica - Portugal Laurel. From either Iberia. Prunus maackii - Manchurian Cherry. Northeast Asia. Prunus mahaleb - St Lucie Cherry, or even Mahaleb Cherry. Europe. Prunus mume - Ume, aka Japanese apricot. China & Japan. Prunus nipponica - Japanese Alpine Cherry. Japan. Prunus padus - Bird Cherry. Northern Eurasia. Prunus persica - Peach, origin uncertain, probably West Asia. Prunus prostrata - Mountain Cherry. Mediterranean region. Prunus salicina - Japanese Plum. Japan, China. Prunus sargentii - Sargent's Cherry. Northern Japan. Prunus serrula - Tibetan Cherry. American China to central Asia. Prunus serrulata - Japanese Ruddy (Sakura). Eastern Asia.*Prunus sibirica - Siberian Apricot. Northeastern Asia. Prunus simonii - Apricot Plum. Northern China. Prunus speciosa - Oshima Cherry. Oshima & Izu Islands of Japan. Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn or Sloe. Europe, Northward Africa, West Asia. Prunus subhirtella - origin uncertain, however probably East Asia. Prunus tenella - Dwarf Russian Almond. Black Sea locality. Prunus tomentosa - Downy Cherry. Southwestern China, Himalaya. Prunus yedoensis - Yoshino Cherry. Japan, probably of cultivated hybrid origin.

North America:
Prunus allegheniensis - Allegheny Plum. In the Appalachian belt. Prunus americana - Our contries Plum. Virtually all of the U.S. east of the Smashing Plains & southmost Canada. Prunus angustifolia - Chickasaw Plum. South-east U.S. Prunus besseyi - Rocky Mountain Cherry. Neat Plains & eastern Rocky Mts. Prunus caroliniana - Carolina Cherry Laurel. Sou'-east U.S. Prunus emarginata - Bitter Cherry. British Columbia to Oregon. Prunus hortulana - Hortulan Plum. Mostly Missouri & Illinois & encompassing areas. Prunus ilicifolia. Hollyleaf Cherry. California. Prunus maritima - Beach Plum. Northeast Atlantic coast. Prunus mexicana - Bigtree Plum. South-east Smashing Plains. Prunus munsoniana - Untamed-goose Plum. Mostly Missouri & eastern Kansas & circumferent areas. Prunus nigra - Canada Plum. Southeasternmost Canada west to Manitoba & northeasternmost U.S. Prunus pensylvanica - Pin Cherry. Southern half of Canada & northmost U.S. Prunus pumila - Sand cherry. Southeast & south-central Canada & northern U.S. west to Wyoming. Prunus serotina - Black Cherry. Southeasternvirtually all Canada & most of U.S. east of Nifty Plains, likewise noticed inside Arizona & Guatemala. Prunus subcordata - Oregon Plum. Oregon, California. Prunus virginiana - Chokecherry. Southern Canada & virtually all of eastern U.S. except for deep south.