Prunus avium

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q165137
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Summary

Prunus avium is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.48% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,649 views/month, #941 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Tree of the year (Germany)[3], Tree of the Year (Hungary)[4]
  • Taxon rank: species[5]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[6]
  • Parent taxon: Prunus subg. Cerasus[7]
  • Taxon name: Prunus avium[8]
  • Subclass of: Prunus[9], fruit tree[10]
  • Commons category: Prunus avium[11]
  • Has basionym: Prunus cerasus var. avium[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Prunus avium[13]
  • Commons gallery: Prunus avium[14]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[15], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[16]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=29844[17]
  • This taxon is source of: cherry[18], sweet cherry[19], cherry pit[20], cherry pit oil[21], cherry juice[22], Prunus avium fruit[23]
  • Short name: P. avium[24]
  • Taxon common name: Vogel-Kirsche[25], Wild Cherry[26], sweet cherry[27], bird cherry[28], gean, wild cherry[29], 甜櫻桃[30], 欧洲甜樱桃[31], 欧洲樱桃[32], Zoete kers[33], třešeň ptačí[34], cerisier des oiseaux[35], Süsskirsche[36], гелос[37], češnja[38]
  • Different from: cherry[39]

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Identifiers

Prunus avium's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 42229[40]. Prunus avium's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 231737[41]. Prunus avium's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3020791[42]. Prunus avium's ITIS TSN is recorded as 24770[43].

Why It Matters

Prunus avium has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 104 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

What awards did Prunus avium receive?

Honors received include Tree of the year (Germany)[3] and Tree of the Year (Hungary)[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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