Prinsepia utilis

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|genus=Prinsepia

|species=utilis

|authority=Royle

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|synonyms=Cycnia spinosa {{small|Griff.}}

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Prinsepia utilis, the Himalayan wild cherry or Himalayan cherry prinsepia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae.{{cite web |title=Himalayan Cherry Prinsepia |url=http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Himalayan%20Cherry%20Prinsepia.html |date=2023 |website=flowersofindia.net |publisher=Flowers of India |access-date=11 September 2023 |quote=Himalayan Cherry Prinsepia • Hindi: bhikal, bekkra, bhekal, cherara, dhatila, • Khasi: dieng shiahmiaw, shia sohkaw, diengsla sohmon • Nepali: धतेल Dhatelo • Nepali: ढटेलो Dhatelo, भेकाली Bhekaalee, कुकुर पाइले Kukur Paaile }} It is native to the Himalayan region, from northeast Pakistan to south-central China.{{cite POWO |id=729396-1 |title=Prinsepia utilis Royle |access-date=11 September 2023 }} In the wild it is typically found at on valley slopes, wastelands, and on trailsides at elevations from {{cvt|1000|to|2600|m}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200011155 |title=扁核木 bian he mu |author= |date=2023 |website=Flora of China |publisher=efloras.org |access-date=11 September 2023 }} A spiny shrub from {{cvt|1|to|5|m|ft|0}} in height, it bears edible fruit which are particularly liked by children, and whose seeds are used to produce a cooking oil.{{cite web |url=https://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Prinsepia+utilis |title=Prinsepia utilis Royle. Rosaceae |last1=Fern |first1=Ken |date=12 October 2022 |website=Useful Temperate Plants |publisher=Temperate Plants Database |access-date=11 September 2023 }} It is also planted as a hedge.

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|Prinsepia utilis Prinsepia pożyteczna 2023-04-16 04.jpg|Close-up of flowers

|Prinsepia utilis Prinsepia pożyteczna 2023-04-16 01.jpg|Habit

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