Prunus sect. Armeniaca

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. Prunus
Sectio: Prunus sect. Armeniaca
Species: P. armeniaca - P. brigantina - P. dasycarpa - P. mandshurica - P. mume - P. sibirica

Name

Prunus sect. Armeniaca (Scop.) W.D.J.Koch (1837)

Type species: P. armeniaca L.

Synonyms

Basionym
Armeniaca Scop., Meth. 15. 1754.

Homotypic
Armeniaca Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8. 1768.
Prunus subg. Armeniaca (Scop.) Nakai, Fl. Sylv. Kor. 5: 38. 1915.

Heterotypic
Prunophora Neck., Elem. Bot. 2: 71. 1790, nom. inval.
Prunus subg. Prunophora (Necker) Focke in Engler & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(3): 52. 1888.

References

Koch, W.D.J. 1837. Syn. Fl. Germ. 205.
Miller, P. 1754. Gard. dict. Abr. 4.
Shi, S., Li, J., Sun, J., Yu, J. & Zhou, S. 2013. Phylogeny and classification of Prunus sensu lato (Rosaceae). Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 55 (11): 1069–1079. DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12095 Open access Reference page. 
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names
English: Apricots