Prinsepia

Prinsepia
	Prinsepia uniflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Subfamily:	Amygdaloideae
Genus:	Prinsepia; Royle
Species
	P. sinensis Oliv. ex Bean; P. uniflora Batalin ; P. utilis Royle

Prinsepia is a genus of trees in the Rosaceae. It bears fruit which looks like a cherry. The various species grow largely in Nepal, India, China, Bangladesh, and Taiwan,^[2] though P. sinensis is hardy in zone 4, to about -32*C.^[3]

The plant is named for James Prinsep, scholar, antiquarian, architect, secretary of the Asiatic Society in Calcutta, India, and member of the well-known Prinsep family of India, an Anglo-Indian family prominent in Indian affairs for several generations.

References

^ Potter, D., et al. (2007). Phylogeny and classification of Rosaceae. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 266(1–2): 5–43. [Referring to the subfamily by the name "Spiraeoideae"]
^ The Forest Flora of North-west and Central India, John Lindsay Stewart, Dietrich Brandis, William H. Allen & Co., London, 1874
^ Plants for a Future Database entry for P. sinensis

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[Potter-1] Potter, D., et al. (2007). Phylogeny and classification of Rosaceae. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 266(1–2): 5–43. [Referring to the subfamily by the name "Spiraeoideae"]

[2] The Forest Flora of North-west and Central India, John Lindsay Stewart, Dietrich Brandis, William H. Allen & Co., London, 1874

[3] Plants for a Future Database entry for P. sinensis

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