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Prunus leveilleana
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The bark of P. leveilleana
Scientific classification
Genus:
Prunus
Species:
leveilleana
Synonyms
  • Cerasus leveilleana (Koehne) H. Ohba
  • Prunus jamasakura Siebold ex Koidz. var. verecunda Koidz.
  • Prunus sargentii Rehder var. verecunda (Koidz.) Chin S. Chang
  • Prunus serrulata Lindl. var. pubescens (Makino) Nakai
  • Prunus verecunda (Koidz.) Koehne

Prunus leveilleana is a native of Korea and Japan. It generally has autumnal leaves of reddish-brown or crimson red colour. It has flowers of bright yellow-white colors.

Biochemistry

In this species various new flavonoid compounds have been found. The compounds are pinocembrin-5-glucoside (5,7-dihydroxyflavanone 5-glucoside), geinstein (5,7,4'-trihydroxysoflavone), prunetin (5,4' dihydroxy-7-methoxyflavanone) and pinocembrin (5,7-dihydroxyflavanone) were found on September 6, 1956.

Habitat

This species is a native of middle Japan, where it is commonly distributed into the mountainous regions.

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