Prunus leveilleana
The bark of P. leveilleana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species:
P. leveilleana
Binomial name
Prunus leveilleana
Synonyms[1]
  • Cerasus leveilleana (Koehne) H. Ohba
  • Prunus jamasakura Siebold ex Koidz. var. verecunda Koidz.
  • Prunus sargentii Rehder var. verecunda (Koidz.) Chin S. Chang
  • Prunus serrulata Lindl. var. pubescens (Makino) Nakai
  • Prunus verecunda (Koidz.) Koehne

Prunus leveilleana is a native of Korea and Japan.[1] It generally has autumnal leaves of reddish-brown or crimson red colour. It has flowers of bright yellow-white colors.[2]

Biochemistry

In this species various new flavonoid compounds have been found. The compounds are pinocembrin-5-glucoside (5,7-dihydroxyflavanone 5-glucoside), geinstein (5,7,4'-trihydroxysoflavone), prunetin (5,4' dihydroxy-7-methoxyflavanone) and pinocembrin (5,7-dihydroxyflavanone) were found on September 6, 1956.[3]

Habitat

This species is a native of middle Japan, where it is commonly distributed into the mountainous regions.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Prunus leveilleana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. ^ Wakita Yoichi; Sato Takao; Takiya Mika (2004). "Bloom characteristic of Kasumizakura (Prunus verecunda Koehne)". Bulletin of the Hokkaido Forest Experiment Station (in Japanese). Japan. 41: 26–32. ISSN 0910-3945.
  3. ^ Hasegawa, Masao; Shirato, Teruo (20 January 1957). "Flavonoids of Various Prunus Species. V. The Flavonoids in the Wood of Prunus verecunda". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 79 (2): 450–452. doi:10.1021/ja01559a059.


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