Prunus apetala

{{Short description|Species of tree}}

{{Speciesbox

| display_parents = 2

| genus = Prunus

| parent = Prunus sect. Cerasus

| species = apetala

| authority = (Siebold & Zucc.) Franch. & Sav.

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Oldfield, S. |date=2021 |title=Prunus apetala |volume=2021 |page=e.T64120609A64120612 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T64120609A64120612.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}

| synonyms_ref = {{ThePlantList | id=rjp-9151 | taxon=Prunus apetala | accessdate=28 August 2021}}

| synonyms =

• Cerasus apetala (Sieb. & Zucc.) H.Ohba
• Prunus tschonoskii Koehne
• Ceraseidos apetala Sieb. & Zucc.
• Cerasus apetala f. multipetala (Kawas.) H.Ohba
• Cerasus apetala var. monticola T.Kawasaki & H.Koyama
• Cerasus apetala var. tetsuyae H.Ohba
• Prunus apetala f. multipetala Kawas.
• Prunus ceraseidos Koidz.
• Prunus ceraseidos Maxim.
• Prunus crassipes Koidz.
• Prunus crenata Koehne
• Prunus matsumurana Koehne

}}

Prunus apetala is a species of flowering cherry in the genus Prunus in the family Rosaceae. It is called clove cherry ({{langx|ja|チョウジザクラ}} {{transliteration|ja|choujizakura}}), because of its clovebud-shaped calyx. It is native to Japan, centered on the main island, Honshu.Chittenden, Fred J., Synge, Patrick M., editors. 1977. “The Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening”, edn. 2, Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|0198691068}}. Volume 3, pp. 1695{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/13948/i-Prunus-apetala-i-(D)/Details |title=Prunus apetala (D) |date= |website=rhs.org.uk |publisher=Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=28 August 2021}}