Taxon:  Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) D. Dietr. subsp. lyonii (Eastw.) P. H. Raven



Summary
Genus:
Prunus
Subgenus:
Cerasus
Section:
Laurocerasus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Amygdaleae
Nomen number:
462978
Place of publication:
Aliso 5:325.  1963
Comment:
valid publication verified from original literature
Verified:
04/21/2011 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
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Baldwin, B. G. et al., eds. The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California (on-line resource).
  2. Bortiri, E. et al. 2001. Phylogeny and systematics of Prunus (Rosaceae) as determined by sequence analysis of ITS and the chloroplast trnL-trnF spacer DNA. Syst. Bot. 26:797-807. Note: this study used a sample of this taxon as Prunus lyonii that clustered among members of subgenera Laurocerasus and Padus
  3. Bortiri, E. et al. 2006. Phylogenetic analysis of morphology in Prunus reveals extensive homoplasy. Pl. Syst. Evol. 259:53-71. Note: this study included one sample of Prunus ilicifolia subsp. lyonii that was resolved among members of subgenera Laurocerasus and Padus
  4. Bowen, L. & D. van Duren. 1997. Insular endemic plants lack defenses against herbivores. Conservation Biol. 11:1249-1254.
  5. CalFlora Database Project. CalFlora: a botanical resource for California on the internet (on-line resource).
  6. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: as Prunus lyonii
  7. Lee, S. & J. Wen. 2001. A phylogenetic analysis of Prunus and the Amygdaloideae (Rosaceae) using ITS sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA. Amer. J. Bot. 88:150-160. Note: this study included one sample for Prunus ilicifolia, and another for P. ilicifolia subsp. lyonii; both samples grouped together, and in their ML tree was resolved at the base of the peach-apricot clade and apart from other members of the subgenus Laurocerasus
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=462978. Accessed 14 May 2026.