Prunus leveilleana
{{Short description|Species of tree}}
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| image = Prunus verecunda1.jpg
| image_caption = The bark of P. leveilleana
| genus = Prunus
| species = leveilleana
| parent = Prunus subg. Cerasus
| authority = Koehne
| synonyms =
- Cerasus leveilleana (Koehne) H. Ohba
- Prunus jamasakura Siebold ex Koidz. var. verecunda Koidz.
- Prunus sargentii Rehder var. verecunda (Koidz.) Chin S. Chang
- Prunus serrulata Lindl. var. pubescens (Makino) Nakai
- Prunus verecunda (Koidz.) Koehne
}}
Prunus leveilleana is a native of Korea and Japan.{{GRIN}} It generally has autumnal leaves of reddish-brown or crimson red colour. It has flowers of bright yellow-white colors.{{cite journal|last=Wakita Yoichi|author2=Sato Takao |author3=Takiya Mika |title=Bloom characteristic of Kasumizakura (Prunus verecunda Koehne)|journal=Bulletin of the Hokkaido Forest Experiment Station|year=2004|volume=41|pages=26–32|language=Japanese|location=Japan|issn=0910-3945}}
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Biochemistry
In this species various new flavonoid compounds have been found. The compounds are pinocembrin-5-glucoside (5,7-dihydroxyflavanone 5-glucoside), geinstein (5,7,4'-trihydroxysoflavone), prunetin (5,4' dihydroxy-7-methoxyflavanone) and pinocembrin (5,7-dihydroxyflavanone) were found on September 6, 1956.{{cite journal|last=Hasegawa|first=Masao|author2=Shirato, Teruo |title=Flavonoids of Various Prunus Species. V. The Flavonoids in the Wood of Prunus verecunda|journal=Journal of the American Chemical Society|date=20 January 1957|volume=79|issue=2|pages=450–452|doi=10.1021/ja01559a059}}
Habitat
This species is a native of middle Japan, where it is commonly distributed into the mountainous regions.{{cn|date=December 2023}}
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