Prunus sect. Prunocerasus
Prunus sect. Prunocerasus is a section of the genus Prunus.
Koehne originally described it as comprising the North American plums and placed it in the subgenus Cerasus. The section is now generally recognized as belonging to Prunus subg. Prunus.
Species attributed to this section include:P. alleghaniensis PorterP. americana MarshallP. angustifolia MarshallP. geniculata R.M.HarperP. gracilis Engelm. & A.GrayP. hortulana L.H.BaileyP. maritima MarshallP. mexicana S.WatsonP. munsoniana Wight & HedrickP. murrayana E.J.PalmerP. nigra Aiton
- P. × orthosepala KoehneP. × palmeri Sarg.P. rivularis ScheeleP. × slavinii Palmer ex RehderP. subcordata Benth.P. texana D.Dietr.P. umbellata Elliott