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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 [[deciduous]] tree reaching a height of 10–30{{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==
[[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 (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>


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Revision as of 13:49, 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.

References