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8 unusual facts about Cerasus


Cerasus

Cherry, aka Cerasus, subgenus of the genus Prunus

Giresun, provincial capital of Giresun Province in the Black Sea Region of northeastern Turkey

Giresun

The English word cherry, French cerise, Spanish cereza, and Southern Italian dialect cerasa (standard Italian ciliegia) all come from Classical Greek κερασός "cherry tree", which has been identified with Cerasus.

Naurzum Nature Reserve

In the shrub dominated parts, typical steppe shrubs are Russian almond (Amygdalus nana), cherry (Cerasus fruticosa), greenweed (Cytisus ruthenicus) (western distribution boundary), species of wild roses (Rosa) and juniper (Juniperus sabinea).

Prunus prostrata

Some synonyms were created subsequently, mainly by using the now unaccepted genus Cerasus instead of Prunus.

Taphrina wiesneri

Komatsu et al.found that hyphae of T. wiesneri overwintered in symptomatic shoots of Cerasus X yedoensis.

Taphrina wiesneri is a plant pathogen causing witch's broom formations on Cherry trees (Prunus & Cerasus sp).

It is an important pest species of the ornamental cherry Cerasus X yedoensis in Japan.



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