Prunus buergeriana

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Amygdaloideae
Tribus: Amygdaleae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: P. subg. Padus
Species: Prunus buergeriana
Name

Prunus buergeriana Miq.
References

Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavum 2:92. 1865
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Prunus buergeriana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
The Plant List 2013. Prunus buergeriana in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Dec. 29.

Vernacular names
日本語: イヌザクラ

Prunus buergeriana,[1] in Japanese イヌザクラ (inu-zakura), meaning dog cherry, is a species of bird cherry native to Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, northeast India (Sikkim), and Bhutan. In China it prefers to grow on mountain slopes at 1000 to 3400 m above sea level.[2] Its closest relative is Prunus perulata, from which it is morphologically and genetically distinct.[3]

Description
The bark is brown with pale eyes

Prunus buergeriana individuals usually reach a height of 6–12 metres (20–39 ft). The small flowers are borne on a raceme.[2] The fruit ripen from green through red to black.
Cultural significance

Considered an unlovely tree in Japan,[4] the dog cherry is used as a simile in Japanese haiku for unflattering comparisons with dogs; in these the paltry raceme resembles the tail of a whipped cur, or the spotted bark the markings of a starving mongrel.[4]
The Mine-tatae (峰湛), a large specimen growing in the Suwa Grand Shrine and the subject of veneration
References

"Prunus buergeriana Miq". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
"Padus buergeriana (Miquel) T. T. Yü & T. C. Ku, Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 38: 91. 1986". Flora of China. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
Liu, Xiao-Lin; Wen, Jun; Nie, Ze-Long; Johnson, Gabriel; Liang, Zong-Suo & Chang, Zhao-Yang (14 December 2012). "Polyphyly of the Padus group of Prunus (Rosaceae) and the evolution of biogeographic disjunctions between eastern Asia and eastern North America". Journal of Plant Research. 126 (3): 351–361. doi:10.1007/s10265-012-0535-1. PMID 23239308. S2CID 5991106.
Gill, Robin D (31 October 2006). Cherry Blossom Epiphany — The Poetry And Philosophy of a Flowering Tree — A selection, translation and lengthy explication of 3000 haiku, waka, senryû and kyôka about a major theme from I.P.O.O.H. (In Praise Of Olde Haiku). Paraverse Press. pp. 33–38. ISBN 9780974261867.