Pan India Bouquets

Prunus cerasoides Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don

Family : Rosaceae
(Rose Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
Synonym(s) : Cerasus pectinata Spach; Cerasus phoshia Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Cerasus puddum Roxb. ex Ser.; Maddenia pedicellata Hook.f.; Prunus carmesina H.Hara; Prunus puddum (Roxb. ex Ser.) Miq.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Prunus cerasoides Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
Common name : Himalayan cherry, Indian wild cherry, Bird cherry, Himalayan Wild Cherry, Himalayan flowering cherry
Vernacular name : Padam (Hindi); Dieng kaditusoo (Khasi); Tlaizawng, Tlaizowng (Mizo); Painyu (Nepali); Malhei (Manipur)
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Forests; often planted by wayside resting places
Comments / notes : Fruit edible. Stones used for necklaces; branches used for walking sticks
Key identification features : Fruit yellow or red, ovoid long , acid; stone rough, furrowed
Flower, Fruit : October-November
Distribution :
- Meghalaya : East Khasi Hills (Shillong) district
Native : India, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
Literature : Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 114
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Prunus cerasoides. Downloaded on 1 December 2023.