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The scientific name combines the Latin prūnus (“(European) plum tree”) and the obsolete Japanese pronunciation of 梅 (mume). The plant is known by a number of different names in English, including Chinese plum [2] and Japanese apricot. An alternative name is ume or mume. [2] Another alternative name is mei. [13] [17]
Prunus salicina (syn. Prunus triflora or Prunus thibetica), commonly called the Japanese plum or Chinese plum, [2] is a small deciduous tree native to China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia. It is an introduced species in Korea, Japan, Israel, the United States, and Australia.
Trees in Chinese mythology and culture tend to range from more-or-less mythological such as the Fusang tree and the Peaches of Immortality cultivated by Xi Wangmu to mythological attributions to such well-known trees, such as the pine, the cypress, the plum and other types of prunus, the jujube, the cassia, and certain as yet unidentified trees.
Chinese plum is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Prunus mume; Prunus salicina, native to China; Loquat, Eriobotrya japonica This page was last ...
The plum blossom, known as the meihua (Chinese: 梅花; pinyin: méihuā), is a symbol for resilience and perseverance in the face of adversity, because plum blossoms often bloom most vibrantly even amidst the harsh winter snow. [2] [3] As the plum tree can usually grow for a long time, ancient trees are found throughout China. Huangmei county ...
The Chinese celebrated the pine, bamboo and plum together, for they observed that unlike many other plants these plants do not wither as the cold days deepen into the winter season. [2] Known by the Chinese as the Three Friends of Winter, they later entered the conventions of Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese culture.
Prunus glandulosa, called Chinese bush cherry, Chinese plum, and dwarf flowering almond, is a species of shrub tree native to China and long present in Japan. It is commonly used as an ornamental tree and for cut flowers. [2] [3] It has white or pink flowers - single or double varies with cultivar - that bloom in Spring. Fruits are dark red. [4]
The name is derived from Philippine Hokkien Chinese: 鹹梅; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiâm-muî; lit. 'salted plum'. The li hing mui powder mixture (anise, licorice, salt, sugar, and powdered plum seeds) was also introduced and is sold separately as kiam-muy-hoon (or simply "kiamoy powder", Hokkien Chinese : 鹹梅 粉 ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : kiâm-muî hún ...