name: Prunus (Cherry, Plum)
flavor_db_name_variants: prunus cherry plum
source: foodb
status: draft
food_db_id: Prunus (Cherry, Plum)
id: 143
name_scientific: Prunus
description: Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs, which includes the plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots and almonds. Around 430 species are spread throughout the northern temperate regions of the globe. Many members of the genus are widely cultivated for fruit and ornament. The fruit from this genus are commonly called the stone fruit.
itis_id: 24762
wikipedia_id: Prunus
picture_file_name: 143.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 69007
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:38:06.000Z
legacy_id: 152
food_group: Fruits
food_subgroup: Drupes
food_type: Type 1
created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:22.000Z
updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:17.000Z
creator_id: null
updater_id: null
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: 3754
export_to_foodb: true
public_id: FOOD00143