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Prunus subg. Prunus
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Plums and nectarines
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: Prunus subg. Prunus
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Prunus subg. Prunus is a special group of plants within the larger Prunus family. This group includes many tasty fruits like plums, apricots, and bush cherries. Most fruits in this group are sweet and soft. They store a lot of energy, which makes them a great snack!

Scientists used to group some plants differently. But new studies, especially one by Shi et al. in 2013, showed that almonds and peaches also belong in this Prunus subg. Prunus group. This helps us understand how these plants are related.

How Scientists Group These Plants

Scientists like Shi et al. (2013) divide Prunus subg. Prunus into seven main sections. Think of these sections as smaller families within the big group. These sections are: Amygdalus, Armeniaca, Emplectocladus, Microcerasus, Persicae, Prunocerasus, and Prunus.

These seven sections can be further grouped into three bigger "clades" or branches. One special branch is called sect. Emplectocladus. The other two main branches are the Amygdalus-Persicae group (which includes almonds and peaches) and the Armeniaca-Microcerasus-Prunocerasus-Prunus group (which includes apricots, bush cherries, and plums).

Sect. Emplectocladus

Prunus sect. Emplectocladus is like the oldest branch of this plant family. It's sometimes seen as its own separate group. This section includes six types of plants found in the New World (North and South America).

Sect. Amygdalus & Sect. Persica

These two sections, Prunus sect. Amygdalus and Prunus sect. Persica, are very closely related. They often form one big group. The word "ămygdălus" is a Latin word for the almond nut.

Sect. Amygdalus includes most types of almonds from the Old World (Europe, Asia, Africa).

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Sect. Persica includes different kinds of peaches. It also has two species that were once thought to be almonds.

Sect. Armeniaca

Species in Prunus sect. Armeniaca are all types of apricots. These plants originally come from Eurasia.

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Sect. Microcerasus

Plants in Prunus sect. Microcerasus are often called bush cherries or dwarf cherries. They are smaller than regular cherry trees.

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Sect. Prunocerasus

Prunus sect. Prunocerasus includes many types of plums found in the New World. It also includes a plant called peachbush.

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Sect. Prunus

Prunus sect. Prunus includes many types of plums that come from the Old World.

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