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243.0000 Family Rosaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 334 (1789), nom. cons.
97-110 genera, ca. 7.500 spp., of them about 4.000 microspecies in Rubus, Alchemilla and Sorbus
Species listed in database: 7657; hybrids: 494
= Agrimoniaceae Gray; Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 395, 574 (1822)
= Alchemillaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 17 (1820)
= Amygdalaceae Marquis; Esq. Règne Vég. 49 (1820), nom. cons.
= Cercocarpaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 287 (1858)
= Chamaemoraceae Lilja; Skånes Fl., ed. 2: 349, 980 (1870)
= Coleogynaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 171 (1858)
= Cydoniaceae Schnizl.; Anal. Nat. Ordn. Gew. 14 (1856)
= Dryadaceae Gray; Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 395, 577 (1822)
= Fragariaceae Nestl.; Monogr. Potentilla [Nestler] 14 (1816)
= Lindleyaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 166 (1858)
= Malaceae Small; Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small] 529 (1903), nom. cons.
= Mespilaceae Schultz Sch.; Nat. Syst. Pflanzenr. 509 (1832)
= Neilliaceae Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1: 390 (1855)
= Potentillaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 231 (1820)
= Poteriaceae Raf.; Anal. Nat. 173 (1815)
= Prunaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 511 (1820)
= Pyraceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 268, 286 (1818)
= Rhodotypaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 172 (1858)
= Sanguisorbaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 231 (1820)
= Sorbaceae Brenner; Florist. Handb. 94 (1886)
= Spiraeaceae Bertuch; Taf. Allg. Naturgesch. Gewächs-Reich: Enum. 10, Syn. Tab. 3 (1801)
= Tormentillaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 636 (1820)
= Ulmariaceae Gray; Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 395, 588 (1822)
243.3501 Genus Prunus L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 473 (1753) s. l.
Distribution: cosmopolitan, mostly in temperate regions, many in E-Asia. There is still considerable debate over the status of the various split genera of Prunus (Cerasus, Laurocerasus, Amygdalus, Pygeum and many others)
Species listed in database: 352; hybrids: 48
= Aflatunia (Franch.) Vassilcz.; Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 17: 261 (1955)
= Amygdalophora Neck.; Elem. Bot. [Necker] 2: 70 (1790), opus utique oppr.
= Amygdalopsis Carrière; Rev. Hort. (Paris), Sér. 4, 11: 91 (1862), non M. Roem. (1862)
= Amygdalus L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 472 (1753)
= Armeniaca Scop.; Meth. Pl. [Scopoli] 15 (1754)
= Causea Scop.; Intr. Hist. Nat. 210 (1777)
= Ceraseidos Siebold & Zucc.; Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 3(3): 743 (1843)
= Cerasophora Neck.; Elem. Bot. [Necker] 2: 71 (1790), opus utique oppr.
= Cerasus Mill.; Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4 (1754)
= Chamaeamygdalus (Spach) Fedor.; Botanica (Lithuania) 30(1): 45 (2024)
= Chimanthus Raf.; Fl. Ludov. 26 (1817)
= Digaster Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv. 329 (1860)
= Dodecadia Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 304 (1790)
= Druparia Clairv.; Man. Herbor. Suisse 159 (1811), nom. illeg.
= Emplectocladus Torr.; Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 6: 10, t. 5 (1854)
= Germaria C.Presl; Epimel. Bot. 221 (1849)
= Hagidryas Griseb.; Reise Rumelien Brussa 1: 311 (1841)
= Jadelotia Buc´hoz; Herb. Color. Amérique, t. 42 (1783)
= Laurocerasus Duhamel; Traité Arbr. Arbust. [Duhamel] 1: 345 (1755)
= Louiseania Carrière; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 44: 34 (1872)
= Maddenia Hook.f. & Thomson; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 6: 381, t. 12 (1854)
= Mahaleb Takht.; Fl. Armen. 3: 324 (1958)
= Microcerasus Webb & Berthel. ex M.Roem.; Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 93 (1847)
= Orospodias Raf.; Atlantic J. 1: 182 (1833)
= Padellus Vassilcz.; Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 10: 185 (1973)
= Padus Mill.; Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4, 3: s. p. (1754)
= Persica (Tourn.) Mill.; Gard. Dict., ed. 4: s. p. (1754)
= Polydontia Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1104 (1826)
= Prunoaflatunia Tkatsch.; Derev. Kustarnik. Dik. Fl. Kirg. 305 (1972)
= Prunophora Neck.; Elem. Bot. [Necker] 2: 71 (1790), opus utique oppr.
= Prunopsis André; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 55: 967 (1883)
= Pygeum Gaertn.; Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 218, t. 46 (1788)
= Trichocarpus Neck.; Elem. Bot. [Necker] 2: 70 (1790)
= Tubopadus Pomel; Mat. Fl. Atl. 8 (1860)
= Turetta Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 233 (1829)
= xAmygdalopersica Delpino ex L.L.Daniel; Rev. Gén. Bot. 27: 33 (1915)
= xArmenoprunus Janch.; Cat. Fl. Austr. 1(2): 351 (1958)
= xCerapadus Buia; Fl. Reipubl. Popul. Roman. (Fl. Republ. Socialist. Romania) 4: 880 (1956)
= xCerasolouiseania E.N.Lomakin & Juschev; Byull. Vsesojuzn. Ordena Lenina Ordena Druzhby Narodov Nauchno-Issl. Inst. Rasteniev. N. I. Vavilova 81: 23 (1978)
= xCeropadus Buia; Fl. Reipubl. Popul. Roman. (Fl. Republ. Socialist. Romania) 4: 880 (1956)
= xPrunoamygdalus Kovalev; Alycha Prirodye, Kulturye i Selektsii 55 (1955)

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