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Taxon:
Prunus mume
Siebold & Zucc.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Prunus
Subgenus:
Prunus
Section:
Armeniaca
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Amygdaleae
Nomen number:
30048
Place of publication:
Fl. jap. 1:29, t. 11. 1836
Verified:
03/03/2011
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Prunus mume
Siebold & Zucc. var.
mume
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Armeniaca mume
Siebold
Prunus mume
Siebold & Zucc. var.
tonsa
Rehder
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Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Aubréville, A. et al., eds.
1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
Badenes, M. L. & D. E. Parfitt.
1995. Phylogenetic relationships of cultivated
Prunus
species from analysis of chloroplast DNA. Theor. Appl. Genet. 80:129-133.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/122
Note:
this study included
Prunus mume
that grouped close to
P. armeniaca
Bortiri, E. et al.
2001. Phylogeny and systematics of
Prunus
(Rosaceae) as determined by sequence analysis of ITS and the chloroplast trnL-trnF spacer DNA. Syst. Bot. 26:797-807.
Note:
this study included
Prunus mume
that grouped with other members of section
Armeniaca
Chin, S.-W. et al.
2014. Diversification of almonds, peaches, plums and cherries - Molecular systematics and biogeographic history of
Prunus
(Rosaceae). Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 76:34-48.
URL:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/10557903
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Erhardt, W. et al.
2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Folta, K. M. & S. E. Gardiner.
2009. Genomics-based opportunities in apricot. Genetics and genomics of Rosaceae 15:315-335.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Prunus+mume&quantity=1
Hagen, L. S. et al.
2002. Genetic diversity in apricot revealed by AFLP markers: species and cultivar comparisons. Theor. Appl. Genet. 105:298-305.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/122
Note:
this study found evidence that
Prunus mume
is distinct from cultivars of apricot
Hayashi, K. et al.
2008. Genetic diversity in fruiting and flower-ornamental Japanese apricot (
Prunus mume
) germplasms assessed by SSR markers. Breed. Sci. 58:401-410.
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Jiangsu Inst. Bot., ed. v. 1; Shan. R. H., ed. v. 2.
1977-1982. Jiangsu Zhiwuzhi (Flora of Jiangsu).
Note:
lists as
Prunus mume
(Siebold) Siebold & Zucc.
Ledbetter, C. A.
2008. Chapter 2. Apricots. Temperate fruit crop breeding: germplasm to genomics 39-82.
Note:
this review cited
Prunus mume
and
P. armeniaca
as apricot species from the "Chinese center"; it mentioned the use of
P. mume
as a graft stock for apricot
Lee, Y. N.
1997. Flora of Korea.
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Mehlenbacher, S. A. et al.
1991. Apricots (
Prunus
). Acta Hort. 290:65-110.
Mun-Chan, B. et al.
1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:120.
Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University.
1998. Medicinal plants in the Republic of Korea. WHO Regional Publications Western Pacific Series No. 21.
URL:
http://www.wpro.who.int/internet/files/pub/97/233.pdf
Ohwi, J.
1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Prunus Crop Germplasm Committee.
2010.
Prunus
vulnerability statement - 2010. 15.
Note:
recognized as of medium priority for apricot
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Shaw, J. & R. L. Small.
2004. Addressing the "hardest puzzle in American pomology:" Phylogeny of
Prunus
sect.
Prunocerasus
(Rosaceae) based on seven noncoding chloroplast DNA regions. Amer. J. Bot. 91:985-996.
URL:
http://www.amjbot.org
Shi, S. et al.
2013. Phylogeny and classification of
Prunus
sensu lato
(Rosaceae). J. Integr. Pl. Biol. 55:1069-1079.
Smith, R. J.
Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.botanicalbeads.com/BBB_page_127.htm
Steward, A. N.
1958. Manual of vascular plants of the lower Yangtze valley.
Note:
cultivated
Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds.
1991. Edible fruits and nuts. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:262.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Walker, E.
1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
Note:
cultivated
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Note:
=
Armeniaca mume
Siebold
Zhebentyayeva, T. N. et al.
2003. Simple sequence repeat (SSR) analysis for assessment of genetic variability in apricot germplasm. Theor. Appl. Genet. 106:435-444.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/122
Zhebentyayeva, T. N. et al.
2008. Origin of resistance to plum pox virus in apricot: what new AFLP and targeted SSR data analyses tell. Tree Genet. Genomes 4:403-417.
URL:
http://www.springerlink.com/content/112958/
Note:
this study commented on records of hybridization among apricot species
Common names
English
Japanese apricot –
Reference(s)
French
abricotier du Japon –
Reference(s)
abricotier japonais –
Reference(s)
German
japanische Aprikose –
Reference(s)
Japanese Rōmaji
mume –
Reference(s)
ume –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
damasqueiro-da-China –
Reference(s)
Swedish
japansk aprikos –
Reference(s)
Transcribed Chinese
mei –
Reference(s)
Transcribed Korean
maesilnamu –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Sichuan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Yunnan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Taiwan
n.
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Laos
n.
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
n.
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
China
China
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Korea
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Laos
n.
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
n.
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
n.
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
Native
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
[Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA:
Taiwan
(n.)
Asia-Tropical
INDO-CHINA:
Laos
(n.),
Vietnam
(n.)
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
EASTERN ASIA:
Korea
,
Japan
Asia-Tropical
INDO-CHINA:
Laos
(n.),
Thailand
(n.),
Vietnam
(n.)
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
EASTERN ASIA:
Japan
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Human food
beverage base
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Materials
beads
Smith, R. J.
Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.botanicalbeads.com/BBB_page_127.htm
Medicines
folklore
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Name
References