| Type | Exotic |
|---|---|
| Family | Rosaceae |
| Synonym | Prunus puddam DC. |
| Common Name | Indian wild cherry |
| Origin | Himalayas |
| Botanical Features | Deciduous tree; bark peeling off in horizontal flakes. Leaves alternate, oblong-lanceolate, to 15 x 7 cm, chartaceous; base truncate, margin double-serrate, apex caudate-acuminate; petiole 1.5 cm, with 2 raised glands towards the apex near the leaf-base; stipules subulate, 1.5 cm, glandular-laciniate, flowers 4 cm wide, white turning pink; drupe ovoid, red when ripe; seed 1. |