Prunus mume

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q157763
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Summary

Prunus mume is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,788 views/month, #1,093 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Prunus[5]
  • Taxon name: Prunus mume[6]
  • Subclass of: fruit tree[7]
  • Has use: afforestation[8], food[9], medicinal plant[10]
  • Commons category: Prunus mume[11]
  • Said to be the same as: National Flower of Taiwan[12]
  • Has basionym: Armeniaca mume[13]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Prunus mume[14]
  • Commons gallery: Prunus mume[15]
  • Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[16], Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[17]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=30048[18]
  • This taxon is source of: Chinese plum[19]
  • Short name: P. mume[20]
  • Taxon common name: Japanese apricot[21], Albercoquer japonès[22], Ume[23], Chinese plum[24], Umeo[25], پرونوس مومه[26], Japaninaprikoosi[27], Abricotier du Japon[28], Japanski aprikozowc[29], ウメ(梅)[30], 매실나무[31], Japoninis abrikosas[32], Morela japońska[33], Слива японская[34]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[35]
  • Taxon author citation: Siebold Siebold & Zucc.[36], Siebold & Zucc.[37]

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Identifiers

Prunus mume's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 357447[38]. Prunus mume's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 102107[39]. Prunus mume's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 628584[40]. Prunus mume's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3021046[41]. Prunus mume's ITIS TSN is recorded as 506231[42].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Prunus mume include Umegaemochi[43], a food[44].

Why It Matters

Prunus mume has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Entities named for it include Umegaemochi[43], a food[44].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [39] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [42] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [40] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [41] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Described by source → Gujin Tushu Jicheng, Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao
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