Taxon:  Prunus virginiana L. var. melanocarpa (A. Nelson) Sarg.



Summary
Genus:
Prunus
Subgenus:
Cerasus
Section:
Laurocerasus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Amygdaleae
Nomen number:
30153
Place of publication:
J. Arnold Arbor. 2:117.  1920
Verified:
05/24/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
8 (6  active, 5  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)
Fruit

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
  2. Harrington, H. 1954. Manual of the plants of Colorado.
  3. Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
  4. Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2.
  5. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  6. Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
  7. Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
  8. Munz, P. A. & D. D. Keck. 1959. A California flora.
  9. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  10. Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs.
  11. Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:366.
  12. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Common names
Distribution

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=30153. Accessed 15 April 2026.