✿Rosaceae · Prunus
Padam / Taiwan Cherry
Prunus cerasoides
outdoor
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Prunus cerasoides
- Genus
- Prunus
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Type
- Variable
Typical of the Rosaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Rosaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Padmakashtha, पदम padam
- Tamil
- patumugam
- Telugu
- padmakla
- Malayalam
- patimukam
- Marathi
- padmaka, padmakaashta, padmakastha
- Nepali
- पैयु Painyu
About Padam
Taiwan Cherry (Prunus cerasoides) is a plant belonging to the Rosaceae family (Rose family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple/compound leaves, cymose/raceme/panicle flower clusters, achene/drupe/pome fruit. It is usually grown in outdoor settings.
Botanical family
Rosaceae
Rose family
Padam belongs to the Rosaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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