Taxon:  Prunus ceylanica (Wight) Miq.



Summary
Genus:
Prunus
Subgenus:
Cerasus
Section:
Laurocerasus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Amygdaleae
Nomen number:
29874
Place of publication:
Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1):366.  1855
Comment:
valid publication verified from original literature
Verified:
04/01/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Pygeum acuminatum Colebr.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
  3. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  4. Ghora, C. & G. Panigrahi. 1984. Rosaceae: genus Prunus. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 18:39-40.
  5. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. Note: = Pygeum zeylanicum
  6. Kalkman, C. 1965. The Old World species of Prunus subg. Laurocerasus including those formerly referred to Pygeum. Blumea 13:52.
  7. Matthew, K. M. 1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic.
  8. Pandey, A. et al. 2008. Genetic resources of Prunus (Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104.
  9. Saldanha, C. J. & D. H. Nicolson. 1976. Flora of Hassan district.
  10. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  Pandey, A. et al. 2008. Genetic resources of Prunus (Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAndhra Pradesh Pandey, A. et al. 2008. Genetic resources of Prunus (Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam Pandey, A. et al. 2008. Genetic resources of Prunus (Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaBihar Pandey, A. et al. 2008. Genetic resources of Prunus (Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKarnataka Pandey, A. et al. 2008. Genetic resources of Prunus (Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKerala Pandey, A. et al. 2008. Genetic resources of Prunus (Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMaharashtra Pandey, A. et al. 2008. Genetic resources of Prunus (Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMeghalaya Pandey, A. et al. 2008. Genetic resources of Prunus (Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaNagaland Pandey, A. et al. 2008. Genetic resources of Prunus (Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaOdisha Pandey, A. et al. 2008. Genetic resources of Prunus (Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaSikkim Pandey, A. et al. 2008. Genetic resources of Prunus (Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTamil Nadu Pandey, A. et al. 2008. Genetic resources of Prunus (Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh Pandey, A. et al. 2008. Genetic resources of Prunus (Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal Pandey, A. et al. 2008. Genetic resources of Prunus (Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. Note: = Pygeum zeylanicum
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndiaAndaman and Nicobar Islands Pandey, A. et al. 2008. Genetic resources of Prunus (Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Pandey, A. et al. 2008. Genetic resources of Prunus (Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India [Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka], Sri Lanka, Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: India [Andaman and Nicobar Islands], Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

Reference(s)
  1. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
  2. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  3. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. Note: = Pygeum zeylanicum
  4. Pandey, A. et al. 2008. Genetic resources of Prunus (Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104.
  5. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=29874. Accessed 12 May 2026.