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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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