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Cerasus vulgaris MILLER |
Cerasus DUHAMEL |
C. vulgaris Miller, Gard. Dict. ed. 8: no. 1 (1768). Syn: Prunus cerasus L., Sp. PI. 474 (1753). Shrub or small tree up to 10 m; young shoots glabrous. Stipules deciduous. Leaves broadly elliptic or obovate-elliptic, 60-80(-120) x 30-50(-60) mm, finely, singly or doubly serrate, completely glabrous or slightly pubescent beneath when young; petioles 10-20 mm. Flowers 2-4, in umbels subtended by 2 small leaves; scales of involucre erect; pedicels 25-50 mm; hypanthium campanulate; petals white, 10-12 mm. Drupe globose, usually depressed at apex, c. 15 mm diam., pale red with yellowish, juicy, sour flesh; stone smooth. Fl. 3-5. Cultivated. Described from England. Cultivated in N. & E. Anatolia. A6 Amasya: Erbaa, 300 m, Tobey 1571! B9 Van: Gevaş, 1750 m, D. 22700! B10 Kars: 3-4 km W. of Iğdir, 880 m, D. 43597! Cultivated throughout Europe and Asia for its edible fruit, the Morello Cherry (in Turkish 'Vişne'); occasionally escaping. |