Prunus campanulata
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| name = Taiwan cherry
| image = Hikanzakura.JPG
| image_caption = Prunus campanulata blossoms
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| genus = Prunus
| parent = Prunus sect. Cerasus
| species = campanulata
| authority = Maxim.{{cite web |url=http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=729533-1&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditSimplePlantNameSearch.do%3Ffind_wholeName%3DPrunus%2Bcampanulata%26output_format%3Dnormal |title=Plant Name Details for Prunus campanulata |publisher=IPNI |accessdate=September 14, 2009 |archive-date=October 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017162727/http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=729533-1&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditSimplePlantNameSearch.do%3Ffind_wholeName=Prunus+campanulata&output_format=normal |url-status=live }}
| synonyms = *Cerasus campanulata (Maxim.) A.Vassiliev
- Prunus cerasoides var. campanulata (Maxim.) Koidz.
- Prunus pendula hort.
|synonyms_ref = {{cite web |url=http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=721864-1&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditSimplePlantNameSearch.do%3Ffind_wholeName%3DCerasus%2Bcampanulata%26output_format%3Dnormal |title=Plant Name Details for Cerasus campanulata |publisher=IPNI |accessdate=September 14, 2009 |archive-date=October 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017162652/http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=721864-1&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditSimplePlantNameSearch.do%3Ffind_wholeName=Cerasus+campanulata&output_format=normal |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/rjp-13282 |title=The Plant List, Prunus campanulata Maxim. |access-date=2015-08-18 |archive-date=2019-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411020109/http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/rjp-13282 |url-status=live }}
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Prunus campanulata is a species of cherry native to Japan, Taiwan, southern and eastern China (Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Hunan, Fujian, and Zhejiang), and Vietnam. It is a large shrub or small tree, growing {{cvt|3|-|8|m|0}} tall. It is widely grown as an ornamental tree, and a symbol of Nago in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. It is variously known in English as the Taiwan cherry,{{GRIN | accessdate = 10 January 2018}} Formosan cherry, or bellflower cherry. It was described in 1883 by Carl Johann Maximowicz.
Invasive species
The tree is an invasive plant species in the Northland Region of New Zealand. It is illegal to distribute, sell or propagate the plant or to distribute soil, gravel, etc., that contain the seeds or other parts of the plant.{{cite web |url=http://www.nrc.govt.nz/upload/2412/Community%20Pest%20Plant%20Control%20Areas.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721234457/http://www.nrc.govt.nz/upload/2412/Community%20Pest%20Plant%20Control%20Areas.pdf |archivedate=21 July 2011 |title=Northland Pest Management Strategy |publisher=Northland Regional Council |accessdate=12 August 2010}}
Ecological interactions
Prunus campanulata is the host of larval Chrysozephyrus nishikaze, a butterfly species endemic to Taiwan. Flowers and nectar of Prunus campanulata are among the main food sources of Taiwan yuhinas during their breeding season.
Reproduction
Prunus campanulata is one of the many cherry blossom trees that blooms early. Their seeds portray a physiological and morphological dormancy that is broken when exposed to cold and warm temperatures before germination. The flower is fertilized by pollinating insects and can begin to flower in 1 to 2 years.{{cn|date=December 2023}}
Images
Image:Starr 980529-4272 Prunus campanulata.jpg| Prunus campanulata foliage
Image:Pair of tui in flowering tree.jpg| Two tūī in a flowering P. campanulata tree
File:Prunus campanulata fruitage.jpg| Prunus campanulata young fruit
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Category:Plants described in 1883
Category:Flora of Eastern Asia
Category:Taxa named by Karl Maximovich
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