Prunus mahaleb

Prunus mahaleb
	Spring flowers of St. Lucie cherry
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Prunus
Subgenus:	Prunus subg. Cerasus
Species:	P. mahaleb
Binomial name
	Prunus mahaleb; L.
Subspecies
	See text.
	Distribution map
Synonyms
	Of the species: Cerasus mahaleb (L.) Mill.; Mahaleb vulgaris Takht.; Padellus mahaleb (L.) Vassilcz.; Padus mahaleb (L.) Borkh.; Of subsp. cupaniana: Padellus mahaleb subsp. cupaniana (Guss.) Pénzes; Prunus cupaniana Guss.; Of subsp. mahaleb: Cerasus corymbosa St.-Lag.; Druparia mahaleb Clairv.; Padellus mahaleb subsp. simonkaii (Pénzes) Soják; Padus monstrosa Dippel; Prunus mahaleb subsp. baldaccii Pénzes; Prunus mahaleb subsp. simonkaii Pénzes; Prunus odorata Lam.;

Prunus mahaleb, the mahaleb cherry^[6] or St Lucie cherry, is a species of cherry tree. The tree is cultivated for a spice obtained from the seeds inside the cherry stones. The seeds have a fragrant smell and have a taste comparable to bitter almonds with cherry notes.

The tree is native to central and southern Europe, Iran and parts of central Asia. It is adjudged to be native in northwestern Europe or at least it is naturalized there.^[2]^[7]^[8] It is a deciduous tree or large shrub, growing to 2–10 m (rarely up to 12 m) tall with a trunk up to 40 cm diameter.

^ Rhodes, L. & Maxted, N. (2016). "Prunus mahaleb". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T172121A48416825. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Prunus mahaleb". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
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^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Prunus mahaleb". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
^ Euro+Med Plantbase Project: Prunus mahaleb Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
^ Rushforth, K. (1999). Trees of Britain and Europe. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.

[IUCN-1] Rhodes, L. & Maxted, N. (2016). "Prunus mahaleb". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T172121A48416825. Retrieved 24 November 2021.

[GRIN-2] "Prunus mahaleb". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-03-14.

[POWO_729931-1-3] Cite error: The named reference POWO_729931-1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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[6] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Prunus mahaleb". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 October 2015.

[empp-7] Euro+Med Plantbase Project: Prunus mahaleb Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine

[rushforth-8] Rushforth, K. (1999). Trees of Britain and Europe. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.

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Prunus mahaleb

Spring flowers of St. Lucie cherry
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Prunus
Subgenus:	Prunus subg. Cerasus
Species:	P. mahaleb
Binomial name
*Prunus mahaleb* L.^[2]
Subspecies
See text.

Distribution map
Synonyms
Of the species:^[3] Cerasus mahaleb (L.) Mill. Mahaleb vulgaris Takht. Padellus mahaleb (L.) Vassilcz. Padus mahaleb (L.) Borkh. Of subsp. cupaniana:^[4] Padellus mahaleb subsp. cupaniana (Guss.) Pénzes Prunus cupaniana Guss. Of subsp. mahaleb:^[5] Cerasus corymbosa St.-Lag. Druparia mahaleb Clairv. Padellus mahaleb subsp. simonkaii (Pénzes) Soják Padus monstrosa Dippel Prunus mahaleb subsp. baldaccii Pénzes Prunus mahaleb subsp. simonkaii Pénzes Prunus odorata Lam.