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Accepted scientific name of each plant Frequency that plant appears in medicinal sources
Prunus humilis Bunge 18
Prunus japonica Thunb. 16
Prunus japonica var. nakaii (H.Lév.) Rehder 3
Prunus laurocerasus L. 15
Prunus japonica var. japonica 0

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Scientific name Taxonomic status Accepted name
Cerasus japonica (Thunb.) Loisel. Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica Thunb.
Cerasus japonica f. albiflora Skvortsov Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Cerasus japonica var. engleri (Koehne) Popov Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Cerasus japonica var. nakaii (H.Lév.) T.T.Yu & C.L.Li Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. nakaii (H.Lév.) Rehder
Microcerasus glandulosa var. japonica (Thunb.) Eremin & Juschev Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica Thunb.
Microcerasus japonica (Thunb.) M.Roem. Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica Thunb.
Prunus consociiflora C.K.Schneid. Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus ishidoyana Nakai Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus japonica f. engleri (Koehne) Koehne Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus japonica f. fauriei Koehne Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus japonica f. minor Koehne Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus japonica f. oldhamii Koehne Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus japonica f. rufinervis (Nakai) T.B.Lee Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus japonica f. sphaerica (Carrière) Koehne Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus japonica f. thunbergii (Koehne) Koehne Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus japonica pendula Koehne Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus japonica var. engleri Koehne Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus japonica var. eujaponica Koehne Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus japonica var. florepleno Siebold & Zucc. Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus japonica var. fukienensis Rehder Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus japonica var. gracillima Koehne Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus japonica var. keri (Steud.) Koehne Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus japonica var. pendula Lavallée Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus japonica var. puberula Cardot Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus japonica var. pubescens Cardot Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus japonica var. salicifolia Kom. Scientific Synonym Prunus humilis Bunge
Prunus japonica var. sphaerica Carrière Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus japonica var. thunbergii Koehne Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus japonica var. typica Matsum. Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus japonica var. typica T.Itô Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus keri Steud. Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus laurocerasus var. japonica L.H.Bailey Scientific Synonym Prunus laurocerasus L.
Prunus nakaii H.Lév. Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. nakaii (H.Lév.) Rehder
Prunus nakaii var. cordata Uyeki Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. nakaii (H.Lév.) Rehder
Prunus nakaii var. ishidoyana (Nakai) H.S.Kim Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus nakaii var. rufinervis Nakai Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. japonica
Prunus nakaii var. typica Nakai Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. nakaii (H.Lév.) Rehder
Prunus pseudonalaii Uyeki Scientific Synonym Prunus japonica var. nakaii (H.Lév.) Rehder

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MPNS Accepted name Scientific name used in medicinal source All names Medicinal sources
Prunus japonica var. japonica Amygdalus glandulosa Leroy ex K.Koch

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica Thunb. Cerasus japonica (Thunb.) Lois Cerasus japonica (Thunb.) Lois

(Latin_published)

Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Prunus japonica var. nakaii (H.Lév.) Rehder Cerasus japonica (Thunb.) Lois. var. nakaii (Levl.) Yii & Li Cerasus japonica (Thunb.) Lois. var. nakaii (Levl.) Yii & Li

(Latin_published)

Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Cerasus japonica (Thunb.) Loisel.

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica Thunb. Cerasus japonica (Thunberg) Loisel. Cerasus japonica (Thunberg) Loisel.

(Latin_published)

World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Prunus japonica var. japonica Cerasus japonica f. albiflora Skvortsov

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. japonica Cerasus japonica var. engleri (Koehne) Popov

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. nakaii (H.Lév.) Rehder Cerasus japonica var. nakaii (H.Lév.) T.T.Yu & C.L.Li

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. nakaii (H.Lév.) Rehder Cerasus nakaii (H.Lév.) A.I.Baranov ex Liou

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. japonica Cerasus nakaii var. porphyrea Takenouch ex S.Q.Nie

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica Thunb. Cersasus japonica (Thunb.) Lois. Cersasus japonica (Thunb.) Lois.

(Latin_published)

Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Chinese Dwarf Cherry

(Other)

Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Chinese Dwarf Cherry Seed

(Other)

Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Chinese Dwarf Cherry Seed

(Other)

Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Chinese dwarf cherry seed

(Other)

Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. dwarf flowering cherry

(Other)

Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. dwarf flowering cherry seed kernel

(Other)

Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. flowering almond

(Other)

Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Japanese bush cherry

(Other)

Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Prunus japonica var. japonica Microcerasus glandulosa f. consociiflora (C.K.Schneid.) Eremin & Yushev

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. nakaii (H.Lév.) Rehder Microcerasus glandulosa f. nakaii (H.Lév.) Eremin & Yushev

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica Thunb. Microcerasus glandulosa var. japonica (Thunb.) Eremin & Juschev

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica Thunb. Microcerasus japonica (Thunb.) M.Roem.

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. niwa-ume

(Other)

Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Pruni Semen

(Pharmaceutical)

Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Pruni Semen

(Pharmaceutical)

Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Pruni Semen

(Pharmaceutical)

Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus consociiflora C.K.Schneid.

(Scientific Synonym)

World Checklist
Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus ishidoyana Nakai

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Prunus japonica

(Latin_published)

Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus japonica f. engleri (Koehne) Koehne

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus japonica f. fauriei Koehne

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus japonica f. minor Koehne

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus japonica f. oldhamii Koehne

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus japonica f. rufinervis (Nakai) T.B.Lee

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus japonica f. sphaerica (Carrière) Koehne

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus japonica f. thunbergii (Koehne) Koehne

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus japonica pendula Koehne

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb.

(Latin_published)

Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb.

(Latin_published)

Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb.

(Latin_published)

Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb.

(Latin_published)

SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb.

(Latin_published)

WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb.

(Latin_published)

Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb.

(Latin_published)

World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb.

(Latin_published)

Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb.

(Latin_published)

Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb.

(Latin_published)

Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. var. japonica Prunus japonica Thunb. var. japonica

(Latin_published)

GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Prunus japonica var. nakaii (H.Lév.) Rehder Prunus japonica Thunb. var. nakai (Levl.) Rehd. Prunus japonica Thunb. var. nakai (Levl.) Rehd.

(Latin_published)

Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunberg Prunus japonica Thunberg

(Latin_published)

Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus japonica var. engleri Koehne

(Scientific Synonym)

World Checklist
Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus japonica var. eujaponica Koehne

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus japonica var. florepleno Siebold & Zucc.

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus japonica var. fukienensis Rehder

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus japonica var. gracillima Koehne

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus japonica var. keri (Steud.) Koehne

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus japonica var. pendula Lavallée

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus japonica var. puberula Cardot

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus japonica var. pubescens Cardot

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus humilis Bunge Prunus japonica var. salicifolia Kom.

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus japonica var. sphaerica Carrière

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus japonica var. thunbergii Koehne

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus japonica var. typica Matsum.

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus japonica var. typica T.Itô

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus keri Steud.

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus laurocerasus L. Prunus laurocerasus var. japonica L.H.Bailey

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. nakaii (H.Lév.) Rehder Prunus nakaii H.Lév.

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. nakaii (H.Lév.) Rehder Prunus nakaii Lev. Prunus nakaii Lev.

(Latin_published)

Checklist of Korean Cult. Plants (Mun-Chan et al., 1986)
Prunus japonica var. nakaii (H.Lév.) Rehder Prunus nakaii var. cordata Uyeki

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus nakaii var. ishidoyana (Nakai) H.S.Kim

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. japonica Prunus nakaii var. rufinervis Nakai

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. nakaii (H.Lév.) Rehder Prunus nakaii var. typica Nakai

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica var. nakaii (H.Lév.) Rehder Prunus pseudonalaii Uyeki

(Scientific Synonym)

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Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Semen Pruni

(Pharmaceutical)

Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Semen Pruni

(Pharmaceutical)

Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Siao Li Ren

(Other)

Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. yu li

(Other)

Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. var. japonica yu li

(Other)

GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. yu li ren

(Other)

Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Yu Li Ren

(Other)

Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Yu Li Ren

(Other)

Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Yuliren

(Other)

Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Yuliren

(Other)

Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. Yuliren

(Other)

Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. 小李仁

(Other)

Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. 郁李

(Other)

Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Cerasus japonica (Thunb.) Lois 郁李仁

(Other)

Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Prunus japonica Thunb. 郁李仁

(Other)

Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
Prunus japonica Thunb. Cerasus japonica (Thunb.) Lois 郁李根

(Other)

Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Prunus japonica var. nakaii (H.Lév.) Rehder Prunus japonica Thunb. var. nakai (Levl.) Rehd. 长梗郁李

(Other)

Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
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