Prunus serotina, Ehrh.
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18. P. serotina Ehrh. View in CoL , Beitr. Naturk. 3: 20 (1788).
Tree up to 20 m; bark aromatic. Leaves obovate to elliptic-oblong, acuminate, finely serrate with flattened, forwardly directed teeth, dark, shining green above, paler and slightly pubescent beneath; lateral veins at least 15, not very conspicuous. Racemes 6-15 cm, with c. 30 flowers. Calyx persistent in fruit; petals 3-4, denticulate, creamy white. Fruit 8 mm, depressed-globose, purplish-black; endocarp smooth. Planted, mainly in C. Europe, for timber and elsewhere for ornament, and occasionally naturalized. [Au Cz Da Ga Ge Ho Hu Ju Po Rm Rs Su.] (E. North America.)
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Prunus serotina
| Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1981 |
P. serotina
| Ehrh. 1788: 20 |