Prunus verecunda

Prunus verecunda
The bark of a P. verecunda tree
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Prunus
Species:	Prunus verecunda
Synonyms[1]
Prunus jamasakura var. verecunda Koidz. (basionym) Prunus sargentii var. verecunda (Koidz.) Chin S. Chang

Prunus verecunda 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.

References

1. "Prunus verecunda (Koidz.) Koehne". United States Department of Agriculture. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
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.