The list below contains many Prunus species that bear the common name cherry, but they are not necessarily members of the subgenus Cerasus, or bear edible fruit.
For a complete list of species, see List of Prunus species.
Some common names listed here have historically been used for more than one species, e.g. "rock cherry" is used as an alternative common name for both P. prostrata and P. mahaleb and "wild cherry" is used for several species.

Prunus apetala (Siebold & Zucc.)
Franch. &
Sav. –
clove cherry
Prunus avium (L.) L. – sweet cherry, wild cherry, mazzard or gean
Prunus campanulata Maxim. –
Taiwan cherry, Formosan cherry or bell-flowered cherry
Prunus canescens Bois. –
grey-leaf cherry
Prunus caroliniana Aiton – Carolina laurel cherry or laurel cherry
Prunus cerasoides D. Don. –
wild Himalayan cherry
Prunus cerasus L. – sour cherry
Prunus × cistena Koehne – purple-leaf sand cherry
Prunus cornuta (Wall.
ex Royle) Steud. –
Himalayan bird cherry
Prunus cuthbertii Small – Cuthbert cherry
Prunus cyclamina Koehne – cyclamen cherry or Chinese flowering cherry
Prunus dawyckensis Sealy – Dawyck cherry
Prunus dielsiana C.K. Schneid. –
tailed-leaf cherry
Prunus emarginata (Douglas ex Hook.)
Walp. –
Oregon cherry or bitter cherry
Prunus eminens Beck – German: mittlere Weichsel (semisour cherry)
Prunus fruticosa Pall. –
European dwarf cherry, dwarf cherry, Mongolian cherry or steppe cherry
Prunus gondouinii (Poit. &
Turpin) Rehder – duke cherry
Prunus grayana Maxim. –
Japanese bird cherry or Gray's bird cherry
Prunus humilis Bunge – Chinese plum-cherry or humble bush cherry
Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt.
ex Hook. &
Arn.)
Walp. –
hollyleaf cherry, evergreen cherry, holly-leaved cherry or islay
Prunus incisa Thunb. –
Fuji cherry
Prunus jamasakura Siebold ex Koidz. –
Japanese mountain cherry or Japanese hill cherry
Prunus japonica Thunb. –
Korean cherry
Prunus laurocerasus L. – cherry laurel
Prunus lyonii (Eastw.)
Sarg. –
Catalina Island cherry
Prunus maackii Rupr. –
Manchurian cherry or Amur chokecherry
Prunus mahaleb L. – Saint Lucie cherry, rock cherry, perfumed cherry or mahaleb cherry
Prunus maximowiczii Rupr. –
Miyama cherry or Korean cherry
Prunus mume (Siebold & Zucc.) –
 Chinese plum or Japanese apricot
Prunus myrtifolia (L.) Urb. –
West Indian cherry
Prunus napaulensis (Ser.)
Steud. –
Nepal bird cherry
Prunus nipponica Matsum. –
Takane cherry, peak cherry or Japanese alpine cherry
Prunus occidentalis Sw. –
western cherry laurel
Prunus padus L. – bird cherry or European bird cherry
Prunus pensylvanica L.f. –
pin cherry, fire cherry, or wild red cherry
Prunus pleuradenia Griseb. –
Antilles cherry
Prunus prostrata Labill. –
mountain cherry, rock cherry, spreading cherry or prostrate cherry
Prunus pseudocerasus Lindl. –
Chinese sour cherry or false cherry
Prunus pumila L. – sand cherry
Prunus rufa Wall ex Hook.f. –
Himalayan cherry
Prunus salicifolia Kunth. (
=P. serotina) – capulin, Singapore cherry or tropic cherry
Prunus sargentii Rehder – Sargent's cherry
Prunus serotina Ehrh. –
black cherry, wild cherry
Prunus serrula Franch. –
paperbark cherry, birch bark cherry or Tibetan cherry
Prunus serrulata Lindl. –
Japanese cherry, hill cherry, Oriental cherry or East Asian cherry
Prunus speciosa (Koidz.)
Ingram – Oshima cherry
Prunus ssiori F.Schmidt – Hokkaido bird cherry
Prunus stipulacea Maxim.

Prunus subhirtella Miq. –
Higan cherry or spring cherry
Prunus takesimensis Nakai – Takeshima flowering cherry
Prunus tomentosa Thunb. –
Nanking cherry, Manchu cherry, downy cherry, Shanghai cherry, Ando cherry, mountain cherry, Chinese dwarf cherry, Chinese bush cherry
Prunus verecunda (Koidz.)
Koehne – Korean mountain cherry
Prunus virginiana L. – chokecherry
Prunus × yedoensis Matsum. –
Yoshino cherry or Tokyo cherry
The list below contains many Prunus species that bear the common name cherry, but they are not necessarily members of the subgenus Cerasus, or bear edible fruit. For a complete list of species, see List of Prunus species. Some common names listed here have historically been used for more than one species, e.g. "rock cherry" is used as an alternative common name for both P. prostrata and P. mahaleb and "wild cherry" is used for several species.
Prunus apetala (Siebold & Zucc.) Franch. & Sav. – clove cherry
Prunus avium (L.) L. – sweet cherry, wild cherry, mazzard or gean
Prunus campanulata Maxim. – Taiwan cherry, Formosan cherry or bell-flowered cherry
Prunus canescens Bois. – grey-leaf cherry
Prunus caroliniana Aiton – Carolina laurel cherry or laurel cherry
Prunus cerasoides D. Don. – wild Himalayan cherry
Prunus cerasus L. – sour cherry
Prunus × cistena Koehne – purple-leaf sand cherry
Prunus cornuta (Wall. ex Royle) Steud. – Himalayan bird cherry
Prunus cuthbertii Small – Cuthbert cherry
Prunus cyclamina Koehne – cyclamen cherry or Chinese flowering cherry
Prunus dawyckensis Sealy – Dawyck cherry
Prunus dielsiana C.K. Schneid. – tailed-leaf cherry
Prunus emarginata (Douglas ex Hook.) Walp. – Oregon cherry or bitter cherry
Prunus eminens Beck – German: mittlere Weichsel (semisour cherry)
Prunus fruticosa Pall. – European dwarf cherry, dwarf cherry, Mongolian cherry or steppe cherry
Prunus gondouinii (Poit. & Turpin) Rehder – duke cherry
Prunus grayana Maxim. – Japanese bird cherry or Gray's bird cherry
Prunus humilis Bunge – Chinese plum-cherry or humble bush cherry
Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Walp. – hollyleaf cherry, evergreen cherry, holly-leaved cherry or islay
Prunus incisa Thunb. – Fuji cherry
Prunus jamasakura Siebold ex Koidz. – Japanese mountain cherry or Japanese hill cherry
Prunus japonica Thunb. – Korean cherry
Prunus laurocerasus L. – cherry laurel
Prunus lyonii (Eastw.) Sarg. – Catalina Island cherry
Prunus maackii Rupr. – Manchurian cherry or Amur chokecherry
Prunus mahaleb L. – Saint Lucie cherry, rock cherry, perfumed cherry or mahaleb cherry
Prunus maximowiczii Rupr. – Miyama cherry or Korean cherry
Prunus mume (Siebold & Zucc.) –  Chinese plum or Japanese apricot
Prunus myrtifolia (L.) Urb. – West Indian cherry
Prunus napaulensis (Ser.) Steud. – Nepal bird cherry
Prunus nipponica Matsum. – Takane cherry, peak cherry or Japanese alpine cherry
Prunus occidentalis Sw. – western cherry laurel
Prunus padus L. – bird cherry or European bird cherry
Prunus pensylvanica L.f. – pin cherry, fire cherry, or wild red cherry
Prunus pleuradenia Griseb. – Antilles cherry
Prunus prostrata Labill. – mountain cherry, rock cherry, spreading cherry or prostrate cherry
Prunus pseudocerasus Lindl. – Chinese sour cherry or false cherry
Prunus pumila L. – sand cherry
Prunus rufa Wall ex Hook.f. – Himalayan cherry
Prunus salicifolia Kunth. (=P. serotina) – capulin, Singapore cherry or tropic cherry
Prunus sargentii Rehder – Sargent's cherry
Prunus serotina Ehrh. – black cherry, wild cherry
Prunus serrula Franch. – paperbark cherry, birch bark cherry or Tibetan cherry
Prunus serrulata Lindl. – Japanese cherry, hill cherry, Oriental cherry or East Asian cherry
Prunus speciosa (Koidz.) Ingram – Oshima cherry
Prunus ssiori F.Schmidt – Hokkaido bird cherry
Prunus stipulacea Maxim.
Prunus subhirtella Miq. – Higan cherry or spring cherry
Prunus takesimensis Nakai – Takeshima flowering cherry
Prunus tomentosa Thunb. – Nanking cherry, Manchu cherry, downy cherry, Shanghai cherry, Ando cherry, mountain cherry, Chinese dwarf cherry, Chinese bush cherry
Prunus verecunda (Koidz.) Koehne – Korean mountain cherry
Prunus virginiana L. – chokecherry
Prunus × yedoensis Matsum. – Yoshino cherry or Tokyo cherry
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