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{{Short description|Species of tree}}
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{{Distinguish|Maddenia wilsonii}}
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|genus = Prunus
|regnum = [[Plant]]ae
|parent = Prunus subg. Padus
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
|species = wilsonii
|unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]]
|authority = (Diels ex C.K.Schneid.) Koehne
|unranked_ordo = [[Rosids]]
|ordo = [[Rosales]]
|familia = [[Rosaceae]]
|genus = ''[[Prunus]]''
|subgenus = [[Prunus subg. Padus|''Padus'']]
|species = '''''P. wilsonii'''''
|binomial = ''Prunus wilsonii''
|binomial_authority = (Diels ex C.K.Schneid.) Koehne
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*''Padus wilsonii'' <small>C.K.Schneid.</small>
*''Padus wilsonii'' <small>C.K.Schneid.</small>
*''Prunus wilsonii'' <small>(C.K.Schneid.) Koehne</small>
*''Prunus wilsonii'' <small>Diels ex Koehne</small>
*''Prunus dunniana'' <small>H. Lév.</small>
*''Prunus dunniana'' <small>H. Lév.</small>
*''Prunus rufomicans'' <small>Koehne</small>
*''Prunus rufomicans'' <small>Koehne</small>
*''Prunus sericea'' <small>(Batalin) Koehne</small>
*''Prunus sericea'' <small>(Batalin) Koehne</small>
*''Prunus wilsonii'' <small>(C.K. Schneid.) Koehne</small>
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'''''Prunus wilsonii''''' ({{zh|绢毛稠李}}) is a species of ''[[Prunus]]'' native to southeast China, preferring to grow at 950-2500{{nbsp}}m. It is a small [[deciduous]] [[tree]] reaching a height of 5–13{{nbsp}}m.
'''''Prunus wilsonii''''' ({{zh|绢毛稠李}}) is a species of ''[[Prunus]]'' native to southeast China, preferring to grow at 950–2500{{nbsp}}m. It is a [[deciduous]] tree reaching a height of 10–30{{nbsp}}m.


==Uses==
==Uses==
[[Image:Seiryoji Monastery Sakya (315).jpg|thumb|left|175px|The grain of the wood is left exposed for visual effect.]]
[[Image:Seiryoji Monastery Sakya (315).jpg|thumb|left|175px|The wood is left unpainted for visual effect.]]
Wood from ''Prunus wilsonii'' was used to carve the Shakyamuni (Shaka Nyorai) (木造釈迦如来立像 mokuzō shaka nyorai ryūzō), a copy of the lost Udayana Buddha by the Chinese sculptors (and brothers) Zhāng Yánjiǎo and Zhāng Yánxí. It was brought to Japan from China in 986 by the monk Chōnen (奝然). The sculpture stands {{convert|160|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} tall and is a [[List of National Treasures of Japan (sculptures)|National Treasure of Japan]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Rösch |first=Petra |date=16 November 2007 |title=Chinese Wood Sculptures of the 11th to 13th centuries: Images of Water-moon Guanyin in Northern Chinese Temples and Western Collections |url= |location= |publisher= |page=172-173 |isbn=9789004128484}}</ref>
Wood from ''Prunus wilsonii'' was used to carve the Shakyamuni (Shaka Nyorai) (木造釈迦如来立像; mokuzō shaka nyorai ryūzō), a copy of the lost [[Udayana (king)|Udayana]] Buddha by the Chinese sculptors (and brothers) Zhāng Yánjiǎo and Zhāng Yánxí. It was brought to Japan from China in 986 by the monk Chōnen (奝然). The sculpture stands {{convert|160|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} tall and is a [[List of National Treasures of Japan (sculptures)|National Treasure of Japan]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Rösch |first=Petra |date=16 November 2007 |title=Chinese Wood Sculptures of the 11th to 13th centuries: Images of Water-moon Guanyin in Northern Chinese Temples and Western Collections |pages=172–173 |isbn=9789004128484}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Prunus|grayana]]
[[Category:Prunus|wilsonii]]
[[Category:Flora of China]]
[[Category:Bird cherries]]
[[Category:Endemic flora of China]]
[[Category:Plants described in 1905]]

Latest revision as of 13:50, 8 December 2023

Prunus wilsonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: Prunus subg. Padus
Species:
P. wilsonii
Binomial name
Prunus wilsonii
(Diels ex C.K.Schneid.) Koehne
Synonyms
  • Padus wilsonii C.K.Schneid.
  • Prunus wilsonii (C.K.Schneid.) Koehne
  • Prunus wilsonii Diels ex Koehne
  • Prunus dunniana H. Lév.
  • Prunus rufomicans Koehne
  • Prunus sericea (Batalin) Koehne

Prunus wilsonii (Chinese: 绢毛稠李) is a species of Prunus native to southeast China, preferring to grow at 950–2500 m. It is a deciduous tree reaching a height of 10–30 m.

Uses[edit]

The wood is left unpainted for visual effect.

Wood from Prunus wilsonii was used to carve the Shakyamuni (Shaka Nyorai) (木造釈迦如来立像; mokuzō shaka nyorai ryūzō), a copy of the lost Udayana Buddha by the Chinese sculptors (and brothers) Zhāng Yánjiǎo and Zhāng Yánxí. It was brought to Japan from China in 986 by the monk Chōnen (奝然). The sculpture stands 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) tall and is a National Treasure of Japan.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rösch, Petra (16 November 2007). Chinese Wood Sculptures of the 11th to 13th centuries: Images of Water-moon Guanyin in Northern Chinese Temples and Western Collections. pp. 172–173. ISBN 9789004128484.