Padam / Taiwan Cherry
Prunus cerasoides
- 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, Manipur, Punjab
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Padam itself; the rest are typical of the Rosaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
- Fruit type
- DruperecordedA fleshy fruit with a single hard stone/pit enclosing the seed.
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Padam itself; the rest are typical of the Rosaceae family — flowering plants only.
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 species in the Rosaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh and 5 other states.
Uses
It is grown for parts that are eaten, tapped for gum or resin and a source of dye or tannin.
In culture
It is treated as sacred and appears in worship and turns up in ritual and festival use.
Rosaceae
Rose family
Padam belongs to the Rosaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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