Prunus napaulensis

{{Short description|Species of tree}}

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| image = Prunus napaulensis (Nepali bird cherry) - 52583158950.jpg

| image_caption = Prunus napaulensis fruit and seed

| genus = Prunus

| parent = Prunus subg. Padus

| species = napaulensis

| authority = (Ser.) Steud.Nomencl. bot. ed. 2, 2:403. 1841 "nepaulensis"{{efn |Note the misspelling of the specific epithet by von Steudel as nepaulensis}}

| synonyms = *Cerasus glaucifolia Wall.

• Cerasus napaulensis Ser.A. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 2:540. 1825
• Padus glaucifolia Wall.
• Padus glaucifolia Wall. ex M.Roem.
• Padus napaulensis (Ser.) C.K.Schneid.
• Prunus glaucifolia Wall.

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Prunus napaulensis is a species of bird cherry native to the eastern foothills of the Himalayas, including Nepal, Myanmar and China. A tree, it can reach 27{{nbsp}}m and prefers to grow between 1800 and 3000{{nbsp}}m above sea level. The fruit is edible, and it is cultivated for its fruit in Assam and Ukhrul District, Manipur (and presumably elsewhere).{{cite book |last1=Hanelt |first1=Peter |last2=Büttner |first2=R. |last3=Mansfeld |first3=Rudolf |last4=Kilian |first4=Ruth |title=Mansfeld's Encyclopedia of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops |publisher=Springer |year=2001 |pages=503 |isbn=9783540410171}}{{cite journal |last1=Chaudhuri |first1=Dipankar |last2=Ghate |first2=Nikhil Baban |last3=Panja |first3=Sourav |last4=Das |first4=Abhishek |last5=Mandal |first5=Nripendranath |date=3 December 2015 |title=Wild Edible Fruit of Prunus nepalensis Ser. (Steud), a Potential Source of Antioxidants, Ameliorates Iron Overload-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Liver Fibrosis in Mice |journal=PLOS ONE |volume=10 |issue=12 |pages=e0144280 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0144280 |pmid=26633891 |pmc=4669143 |bibcode=2015PLoSO..1044280C |doi-access=free}}{{efn |Note the misspelling of the specific epithet by Dipankar et al. as nepalensis}} Its wood is used locally for making furniture.{{cite journal |last1=Joshi |first1=Ananda R. |last2=Joshi |first2=Kunjani |date=2005 |title=Ethnobotanical Study of Bagmati and Langtang Watershed, Nepal: Raw Materials of Plant Origin and their Indigenous Uses |journal=Journal of Non-timber Forest Products |volume=12 |issue=2 |pages=72–82}} It goes by many common names across its range, including {{transliteration|ne|italic=no|jangali aru}} and {{transliteration|ne|italic=no|arupate}} (Nepalese), {{transliteration|bn|italic=no|arupaty}} (Bengali), {{transliteration|kha|italic=no|sohiong}} (Khasi), {{transliteration|ass|italic=no|sajong}} (Assamese), theikanthei in Tangkhul, and 粗梗稠李 "crude stalk thick plum" (Chinese). Prunus bracteopadus is a very similar species, possibly conspecific.{{cite book |last=Singh |first=Anurudh Kumar |date=2017 |title=Wild Relatives of Cultivated Plants in India: A Reservoir of Alternative Genetic Resources and More |location=Singapore |publisher=Springer |page=113 |isbn=9789811051166}}{{Cite web |url=https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Prunus+napaulensis |title=Prunus napaulensis PFAF Plant Database}}