Prunus sect. Prunocerasus (meaning plum-cherry) is a section of the genus Prunus. Koehne originally described it as comprising the North American plums and placed it in the subgenus Cerasus.Koehne, 1893 Deutsche dendrologie pp 302, 305, 310-313. Stuttgart: Verlag von Ferdinand Enke. 1893 The section is now generally recognized as belonging to Prunus subg. Prunus.
Species attributed to this section include: P. alleghaniensis Porter P. americana Marshall P. angustifolia Marshall P. geniculata R.M.Harper P. gracilis Engelm. & A.Gray P. hortulana L.H.Bailey P. maritima Marshall P. mexicana S.Watson P. munsoniana Wight & Hedrick P. murrayana E.J.Palmer P. nigra Aiton P. × orthosepala Koehne P. × palmeri Sarg. P. rivularis Scheele P. × slavinii Palmer ex Rehder P. subcordata Benth. P. texana D.Dietr. P. umbellata Elliott
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