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Prunus cerasus

species of plant
Thing taxon Q131517
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Summary

Prunus cerasus is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 88 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: medicinal plant[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • Parent taxon: Prunus[5]
  • Taxon name: Prunus cerasus[6]
  • Subclass of: fruit tree[7], cherry[8]
  • Has use: fruit[9]
  • Commons category: Prunus cerasus[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Prunus cerasus[11]
  • Commons gallery: Prunus cerasus[12]
  • Described by source: Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[13]
  • Ploidy: tetraploidy[14], allopolyploidy[15]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=29866[16]
  • This taxon is source of: Q25506558[17], sour cherry juice[18]
  • Short name: P. cerasus[19]
  • Taxon common name: Weichsel[20], sour cherry[21], Sauerkirsche[22], Βυσσινιά[23], Gingondo[24], Käärs(buum)[25], Meggy[26], Բալենի[27], Ciliegio aspro[28], Ciliegio acido[29], スミミザクラ[30], Вишна[31], Cereja ácida[32], Vişin[33]
  • Different from: Prunus subg. Cerasus[34]

Why It Matters

Prunus cerasus is known by 89 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Rohieb · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Prunus subg. Cerasus
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Different from: Prunus subg. Cerasus"
  2. 12d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 91
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'bar', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bn', 'bs
    This taxon is source of → Q25506558, sour cherry juice
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ This taxon is source of: Q25506558, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect sour cherry → Q25506558 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q68438267_Q25"
  3. 27d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → prunus-cerasus
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  4. 7w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usda ndb number → 09068, 09362, 09044 +5
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  5. 7w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C9592
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  6. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0427171-visne, 0219878-visen
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  7. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Grin url → https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?
    Topic's main category → Category:Prunus cerasus
    Flora of north america taxon id → 242341450
    Digital atlas of the virginia flora id → 3283
    + 111 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007560982505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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