Prunus rufoides
Prunus rufoides, called Diel's cherry, the tawny bark cherry, and in, the tailed-leaf cherry, is a species of cherry native to China, preferring to grow at 500–1400m above sea level, but reaching 1800m. The fruits are eaten by masked palm civets and the fruits, leaves and buds are eaten by gray snub-nosed monkeys.Description
It is shrub or tree, usually 5 to 10m tall. Its bark is brownishgray. The leaves have a 0.8 to 1.7mm petiole, and are elliptic to elliptic-obovate, from 6 to 14cm long and 2.5 to 4.5cm wide. The leaves are a darker green on the top surface, with the underside pilose, even villous on the veins. Typically the umbellate or subumbellate inflorescences have 2 to 6 flowers with white or pink petals. Each flower has 32–36 stamens. The fruit, a drupe, is red, 8 to 9mm.Distribution
Diel's cherry is found in Anhui, Chongqing, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Sichuan provinces in China.