Prunus cornuta

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 cornuta
Name

Prunus cornuta (Wall. ex Royle) Steud.
References

Nomencl. bot. ed. 2, 2:403. 1841
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Prunus cornuta, the Himalayan bird cherry, is a species of bird cherry native to the foothills of the Himalayas, including China and the countries of the Indian subcontinent. A medium-sized tree, it can reach 18 m. It is used for a rootstock for sweet cherries in India.[1] Its specific epithet references the "horned" deformation of the fruit seen when a tree is afflicted with the fungal disease pocket plum gall, ascribed to the species Taphrina padi. [2]
References

Singh, R. N.; Randhawa, S. S.; Gupta, P. N. (1971). "Rootstock Performance of Two Wild Species of Cherry Prunus cerasoides and Prunus cornuta in the Nursery". Indian Journal of Horticulture. 28 (3): 196–198. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
"Prunus cornuta Himalayan Bird Cherry PFAF Plant Database".