| Prinsepia | |
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| Prinsepia uniflora | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amygdaloideae[1] |
| Genus: | Prinsepia Royle |
| Species | |
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P. sinensis Oliv. ex Bean |
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Prinsepia is a genus of trees in the Rosaceae. It bears fruit which looks like a cherry. The plant grows largely in India, China, Bangladesh, and Taiwan,[2] yet P. sinensis is hardy in zone 4, to about -32*C.[3]
The plant is named for James Prinsep, scholar, antiquarian, architect, secretary of the Asiatic Society in Calcutta, India, and member of the well-known Prinsep family of India, an Anglo-Indian family prominent in Indian affairs for several generations.
References[edit]
- ^ Potter, D., et al. (2007). Phylogeny and classification of Rosaceae. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 266(1–2): 5–43. [Referring to the subfamily by the name "Spiraeoideae"]
- ^ The Forest Flora of North-west and Central India, John Lindsay Stewart, Dietrich Brandis, William H. Allen & Co., London, 1874
- ^ Plants for a Future Database entry for P. sinensis
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