Prunus sect. Prunocerasus
| Prunus sect. Prunocerasus | |
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| Prunus nigra | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Subgenus: | Prunus |
| Section: |
Prunus sect. Prunocerasus Koehne |
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Prunus sect. Prunocerasus (meaning prune-cherry) is a section of the genus Prunus. Koehne originally described it as comprising the North American plums and placed it in the subgenus Cerasus. The section is now generally recognized as belonging to Prunus subg. Prunus.
Species attributed to this section include:
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