Prunus sect. Microcerasus

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: P. sect. Microcerasus
Species: P. alaica – P. albicaulis – P. bifrons – P. brachypetala – P. dictyoneura – P. erythrocarpa – P. erzincanica – P. glandulosa – P. griffithii – P. hippophaeoides – P. humilis – P. incana – P. jacquemontii – P. japonica – P. microcarpa – P. pogonostyla – P. pojarkovii – P. prostrata – P. pseudoprostrata – P. pumila – P. susquehanae – P. tianshanica – P. tomentosa – P. verrucosa – P. yazdiana

Nothospecies: P. × cistena
Name

Prunus sect. Microcerasus (Spach) C.K.Schneid.
References

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: Bush cherries, dwarf cherries

Prunus sect. Microcerasus is a section of Prunus. It used to be included in Prunus subg. Cerasus, but phylogenetic research indicates it belongs to Prunus subg. Prunus.[1] It differs from Prunus subg. Cerasus by having three winter buds per axil.
Species

Species in this section are often called bush cherries or dwarf cherries.[1] They include:[2]

Prunus alaica
Prunus albicaulis
Prunus bifrons
Prunus brachypetala
Prunus chorossanica
Prunus dictyoneura
Prunus erythrocarpa
Prunus erzincanica[3]
Prunus glandulosa
Prunus griffithii
Prunus hippophaeoides
Prunus humilis
Prunus incana
Prunus jacquemontii
Prunus japonica
Prunus microcarpa
Prunus pogonostyla
Prunus pojarkovii
Prunus prostrata
Prunus pseudoprostrata
Prunus pumila
Prunus pumila var. besseyi[4][5]
Prunus pumila var. depressa
Prunus susquehanae
Prunus tianshanica
Prunus tomentosa
Prunus verrucosa
Prunus yazdiana[6]

Hybrids:

Prunus × cistena

References

Shi, Shuo; Li, Jinlu; Sun, Jiahui; Yu, Jing; Zhou, Shiliang (2013). "Phylogeny and Classification of Prunus sensu lato (Rosaceae)". Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 55 (11): 1069–1079. doi:10.1111/jipb.12095. ISSN 1744-7909. PMID 23945216.
Пояркова, А. И. (1939). "Критический обзор среднеазиатских и переднеазиатских видов вишни цикла Cerasi prostratae (Labill.) Ser". Ботанический журнал (3): 225–246.
Yıldırımlı, Ş (1993). "Cerasus erzincanica (Rosaceae), a new species from Turkey". Candollea. 48 (1): 115–118.
Yazbek, M.; Oh, S.-H. (2013-10-01). "Peaches and almonds: phylogeny of Prunus subg. Amygdalus (Rosaceae) based on DNA sequences and morphology". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 299 (8): 1403–1418. doi:10.1007/s00606-013-0802-1. ISSN 1615-6110. S2CID 14542774.
Bortiri, Esteban; Oh, Sang-Hun; Jiang, Jianguo; Baggett, Scott; Granger, Andrew; Weeks, Clay; Buckingham, Megan; Potter, Daniel; Parfitt, Dan E. (2001). "Phylogeny and systematics of Prunus (Rosaceae) as determined by sequence analysis of ITS and the chloroplast trnL-trnF spacer DNA". Systematic Botany. 26 (4): 797–807. ISSN 0363-6445. JSTOR 3093861.
Zamani, Z.; Shahi-Gharahlar, A.; Fatahi, R.; Khadivi-Khub, A. (2011). "A survey on Prunus species from subgenus Cerasus naturally growing in Iran". Acta Horticulturae (918): 731–734. doi:10.17660/actahortic.2011.918.94. ISSN 0567-7572.