Prunus undulata, which goes by a number of common names including Chinese: 尖叶桂樱, lekh arupate and theiarlung,[2] is a species of laurel cherry native to southeast Asia, including Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Bangladesh, northeastern India, Myanmar, southeastern China, Aceh in Indonesia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. A tree reaching 16 m, prefers to grow alongside streams at 500 to 3600 m above sea level. A widespread and successful species, it has been repeatedly described, resulting in a plethora of synonyms. Of these, the specific epithet capricida refers to its legendary ability to poison goats who consume it.[3]
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| Prunus undulata |
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Scientific classification  |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
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Tracheophytes |
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Angiosperms |
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Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Rosids |
| Order: |
Rosales |
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Rosaceae |
| Genus: |
Prunus |
| Species: |
P. undulata |
| Binomial name |
Prunus undulata
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| Synonyms |
- Cerasus acuminata Wall.
- Cerasus adenophylla M.Roem.
- Cerasus capricida Wall.
- Cerasus integerrima Wall.
- Cerasus undulata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Ser.
- Cerasus wallichii (Steud.) M.Roem.
- Laurocerasus acuminata (Wall.) M.Roem.
- Laurocerasus microbotrys (Koehne) Kovalev
- Lauro-cerasus undulata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) M.Roem.
- Laurocerasus undulata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) M.Roem.
- Laurocerasus undulata f. elongata (Koehne) T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu
- Laurocerasus undulata f. microbotrys (Koehne) T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu
- Laurocerasus undulata f. pubigera T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu
- Laurocerasus wallichii (Steud.) Browicz
- Prunus acuminata (Wall.) D.Dietr.
- Prunus acuminata f. confusa Koehne
- Prunus acuminata f. elongata Koehne
- Prunus acuminata f. microbotrys (Koehne) Koehne
- Prunus acuminata f. vulgaris Koehne
- Prunus acuminata f. wallichii Koehne
- Prunus acuminata Hook.f.
- Prunus adenophylla Wall.
- Prunus adenophylla Wall. ex Steud.
- Prunus capricida Wall.
- Prunus integerrima Steud.
- Prunus microbotrys Koehne
- Prunus microbotrys var. obovata S.Y.Hu
- Prunus undulata f. microbotrys (Koehne) Q.H.Chen
- Prunus undulata f. microbotrys (Koehne) W.C.Chen
- Prunus wallichii Steud.
- Prunus wallichii var. crenulata F.P.Metcalf
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