Prunus

Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs, which includes the plums, cherries, peaches, apricots and almonds. There are around 430 species spread throughout the northern temperate regions of the globe. Many members of the genus are widely cultivated for fruit and ornament.
==Species==
The lists below are incomplete, but include most of the better known species.
===Eastern Hemisphere===
*Prunus africana
*Prunus apetala
*Prunus armeniaca
*Prunus avium
*Prunus bifrons
*Prunus buergeriana
*Prunus campanulata
*Prunus canescens
*Prunus cerasifera
*Prunus cerasoides
*Prunus cerasus
*Prunus ceylanica
*Prunus cocomilia
*Prunus cornuta
*Prunus crassifolia
*Prunus davidiana
*Prunus domestica
*Prunus dulcis
*Prunus fruticosa
*Prunus geniculata
*Prunus glandulosa
*Prunus gracilis
*Prunus grayana
*Prunus incana
*Prunus incisa
*Prunus insititia
*Prunus italica
*Prunus jacquemontii
*Prunus japonica
*Prunus korshinskyi
*Prunus laurocerasus
*Prunus laxinervis
*Prunus lusitanica
*Prunus maackii
*Prunus mahaleb
*Prunus mandshurica
*Prunus maximowiczii
*Prunus minutiflora
*Prunus mume
*Prunus murrayana
*Prunus myrtifolia
*Prunus nipponica
*Prunus occidentalis
*Prunus padus
*Prunus persica
*Prunus pleuradenia
*Prunus pseudocerasus
*Prunus prostrata
*Prunus rivularis
*Prunus salicina
*Prunus sargentii
*Prunus serrula
*Prunus serrulata
*Prunus sibirica
*Prunus simonii
*Prunus sogdiana
*Prunus speciosa
*Prunus spinosa
*Prunus spinulosa
*Prunus ssiori
*Prunus subhirtella
*Prunus tenella
*Prunus tomentosa
*Prunus triloba
*Prunus ursina
*Prunus vachuschtii
*Prunus verecunda
*Prunus × yedoensis
*Prunus zippeliana
===Western Hemisphere===
*Prunus alabamensis
*Prunus alleghaniensis
*Prunus americana
*Prunus andersonii
*Prunus angustifolia
*Prunus besseyi
*Prunus buxifolia
*Prunus caroliniana
*Prunus emarginata
*Prunus eremophila
*Prunus fasciculata
*Prunus fremontii
*Prunus havardii
*Prunus hortulana
*Prunus huantensis
*Prunus ilicifolia
*Prunus integrifolia
*Prunus maritima
*Prunus mexicana
*Prunus munsoniana
*Prunus nigra
*Prunus pensylvanica
*Prunus pumila
*Prunus rigida
*Prunus serotina
*Prunus sphaerocarpa
*Prunus subcordata
*Prunus texana
*Prunus umbellata
*Prunus virginiana
Category:Prunus