| Prunus rufa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Subgenus: | Prunus subg. Cerasus |
| Species: | P. rufa |
| Binomial name | |
| Prunus rufa Wall. ex Hook.f. | |
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Prunus rufa, called Himalayan cherry, is a species of cherry native to Nepal and Burma. It is used as an ornamental elsewhere for its striking shiny brown bark. It has been found growing at 3,925 m (12,900 ft) above sea level in the Himalayas.
Description
Prunus rufa is a small deciduous tree reaching a height of 5–6 metres (15–20 ft). Its calyx tubes are 11–15 millimetres (7⁄16–9⁄16 in) long and its leaf blades are 2.8–5 cm long. The smooth bark is a shiny brown, with prominent horizontal lenticels, similar to the coppery-red bark of the Tibetan cherry, Prunus serrula and similar to but lighter than the mahogany-brown bark of P. himalaica. Its phenotype suggests close affinity with four other Himalayan species of Prunus; P. topkegolensis, P. harae, P. taplejungnica and P. singalilaensis. Some sources consider P. ferruginea to be a synonym.
References
- Schwab, N; et al. (2016). "Treeline Responsiveness to Climate Warming: Insights from a Krummholz Treeline in Rolwaling Himal, Nepal". In Singh, R.; Schickhoff, U.; Mal, S. (eds.). Climate Change, Glacier Response, and Vegetation Dynamics in the Himalaya. Springer. pp. 307–345. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-28977-9_16. ISBN 978-3-319-28975-5.
- "Prunus rufa Himalayan Cherry PFAF Plant Database".
- Ohba, Hideaki; Akiyama, Shinobu (22 November 2010). "Four New Species of Himalayan Prunus Subgenus Cerasus (Rosaceae-Prunoideae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Ser. B, Botany. 34 (4): 133–140.
A key to distinguish the four new species and P. rufa is provided.
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