Prunus setulosa (Chinese: 刺毛樱桃, bristle cherry) is a species of cherry found in Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi and Sichuan provinces of China. A shrub or small tree 1.5 to 5 m tall, it prefers to grow in forests or thickets in mountain ravines between 1300 and 2,600 m above sea level. Its leaves are eaten by the gray snub-nosed monkey Rhinopithecus brelichi.[3] Its inflorescences are umbels with two or three flowers. The sepals are leaf-like, and the petals are pink. There are 30 to 40 stamens. It blooms April through June and bears red fruits June through August.[4][5]

Prunus setulosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: Prunus subg. Cerasus
Species:
P. setulosa
Binomial name
Prunus setulosa
Synonyms
  • Cerasus setulosa (Batalin) T.T.Yu & C.L.Li[2]
  • Prunus gracilifolia Koehne

References

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  1. ^ Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 12:165. 1892
  2. ^ T. T. Yu & C. L. Li, Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 38: 67. 1986
  3. ^ Jablonski, Nina G. (June 1998). "The Natural History of the Doucs and Snub-Nosed Monkeys". Recent Advances in Human Biology. 4. doi:10.1142/3470. ISBN 978-981-02-3131-6.
  4. ^ "刺毛樱桃 ci mao ying tao". Flora of China. efloras.org. Retrieved 28 November 2018. Drupe red, ovoid-ellipsoid, ca. 8 × 6 mm; endocarp ± sculptured
  5. ^ "Prunus setulosa Batalin [family ROSACEAE]".