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botanical illustration of Black Cherry, Prunus serotina subsp. serotina

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Black Cherry

Prunus serotina subsp. serotina

Black Cherry · Wild Cherry

At a glance

Origin / distribution: MX

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: EO, LAUROCERASIN, ALUMINUM, ASH

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Rosaceae

Scientific name: Prunus serotina subsp. serotina

Common names: Black Cherry, Wild Cherry

History

The source record documents this plant in MX.

Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • MX

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • EO
  • LAUROCERASIN
  • ALUMINUM
  • ASH
  • BARIUM
  • BORON
  • CAFFEIC-ACID
  • CALCIUM
  • CHROMIUM
  • COPPER
  • P-COUMARIC-ACID
  • CYANIDIN
  • EUDESMIC-ACID
  • HCN
  • IRON
  • KAEMPFEROL
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  • LANTHANUM
  • MAGNESIUM
  • NEODYMIUM
  • PHOSPHORUS
  • POTASSIUM
  • QUERCETIN
  • SILVER
  • TANNIN
  • TITANIUM
  • URSOLIC-ACID
  • VANADIUM
  • ZINC
  • ZIRCONIUM
  • ACETYL-CHOLINE
  • BENZALDEHYDE
  • COBALT
  • BETA-GLYCOSIDASE
  • LEAD
  • MOLYBDENUM
  • NICKEL
  • STRONTIUM
  • 3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYBENZOIC-ACID
  • YTTERBIUM
  • EMULSIN
  • YTTRIUM
  • (R)-AMYGDALIN
  • BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSE-1-BENZOATE
  • CHOLINE
  • HYDROCYANIC-ACID
  • PRUNASIN
  • (R)-PRUNASIN
  • URS-12-EN-28-AL-3-BETA-OL
  • 2-ALPHA-3-ALPHA-DIHYDROXYURS-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID
  • SCOPOLETIN
  • LEUCOCYANIDINS
  • AMYGDALIN
  • GALLIC-ACID
  • RESIN

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Prunus serotina subsp. serotina
Prunus serotina subsp. serotina · Hough, A. F. (Ashbel Fairchild), b. 1898

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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