Prunus persica: 1 definition

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Prunus persica means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Amygdalus communis L., Amygdalus communis Bunge, Amygdalus persica L., Amygdalus persico-amygdala Rchb., Amygdalus pumila L., Amygdalus pumila Lour., Cerasus vulgaris Mill., Persica vulgaris Mill., Prunus amygdalo-persica Rehder, Prunus amygdalus Stokes, nom. illeg., Prunus amygdalus Batsch, Prunus persica Stokes, Prunus persica (L.) Stokes, nom. illeg., non Prunus persica (L.) Batsch, Prunus persica Siebold & Zucc., Prunus vulgaris (Mill.) Schur, Prunus vulgaris Schur.

References regarding Prunus persica (L.) Batsch for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Mant. Pl. (1767)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 12 (1767)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1768)
· Descriptions of Prunus tenella and Prunus pumilio. (1801)
· A Botanical Materia Medica (1812)
· Enum. Pl. Chin. Bor. (1833)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Transsilvaniae Index. (1866)
· Journ. Arnold Arboretum (1922)
· Journ. Arnold Arboretum (1927)
· Boletin Genetico (1979)
· Chromosome Information Service (1984)
· Journal of Science of Hiroshima University, Series B, Division 2 (Botany) (1987)
· Cytologia (1988)
· Cytologia (1993)
· Breeding Science (1999)
· Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden (2202)
· Taxon (2002)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.