Rosaceae
West Indian cherry
Prunus myrtifolia
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Prunus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- خوخ آسي الورق
- Chinese
- 西印度桂樱
- English
- West Indian cherry, Antilles cherry
Synonyms
- Celastrus myrtifolius L.
- Cerasus sphaerocarpa (Sw.) Loisel.
- Lauro-cerasus myrtifolia (L.) Britton
- Lauro-cerasus sphaerocarpa (Sw.) M.Roem.
- Lauro-cerasus sphaerocarpa var. brasiliensis M.Roem.
- Laurocerasus myrtifolia Britton
- Prunus acutissima Urb.
- Prunus dussii Krug & Urb.
- Prunus myrtifolia var. brasiliensis (M.Roem.) Koehne
- Prunus myrtifolia var. glaziovii Koehne
- Prunus myrtifolia var. myrtifolia
- Prunus pleuradenia Griseb.
- Prunus sphaerocarpa Sw.
- Prunus tikalana Lundell
Flowers
- In flower
- January, September, November (from 13 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Edson Luis Fabro Gasperin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Frank Thomas Sautter, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Fernando Sessegolo, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jorge EFO Silva, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: haddockguitars, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ben Machado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ben Machado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tyler Radtke, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.