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Prunus persica
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The peach (Prunus persica) is a deciduous tree that bears edible juicy fruits with various characteristics. Most are simply called peaches, while the glossy-skinned, non-fuzzy varieties are called nectarines. Though from the same species, they are regarded commercially as different fruits.
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Prunus persica is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae and order Rosales. It is classified within the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, and class Magnoliopsida. The taxon is a subclass of fruit tree and serves as the source of the peach. It has uses as a fruit, fodder, and medicinal plant. The scientific name is Prunus persica (L.) Stokes, with an author citation of (L.) Batsch.
The taxon range includes Beijing, Shanghai, Fujian, and the Tibet Autonomous Region. It has been introduced to locations such as the Cook Islands, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Hawaii, Society Islands, Tonga, Tubuai Islands, and Wallis-Futuna Islands. The organism is the subject of 2,333 PubMed records and has 48,065 recorded occurrences. It is referenced by 1,565 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
peach
Prunus persica
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRosales
- FamilyRosaceae
Il pesco (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch) è una specie della famiglia Rosaceae[1] che produce un frutto commestibile chiamato pèsca. Il pesco è un albero originario della Cina, dove fu considerato simbolo d'immortalità, e i cui fiori sono stati celebrati da poeti, pittori, cantanti, scrittori e registi cinematografici. Dall'oriente il pesco giunse in Persia, donde giunse in Europa; dalla Persia deriva quindi il nome della specie, con significato di "della Persia" (ripreso ancor oggi in molti dialetti e lingue d'Italia come per esempio nel romanesco "persica" o nel genovese "persiga" o nel veneto "pèrsego" o ancora nel sardo "pessighe"/"pessike" e nel piemontese "persi", "perzic" in dialetto lombardo, famose nel varesotto i "perzic de munà" in quanto coltivati in alcune aziende agricole nei presso il lago di Monate, favorite dal clima mite dato dal lago). In Egitto la pesca era sacra ad Arpocrate, dio del silenzio e dell'infanzia, tanto che ancora oggi le guance dei bambini vengono paragonate alle pesche, per la loro morbidezza e carnosità. Il frutto arrivò a Roma nel I secolo d.C. Il frutto si era già diffuso in tutto il bacino del Mar Mediterraneo grazie ad Alessandro Magno. Pare infa
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3,411
- With media
- 2,507
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Collections
- FESI-UNAM, FCAGRI-UAEM, ECOSUR, DERN-IMECBIO-CUCSUR-UDG, INECOL, SEMAHN
- Recorded in
- Mexico
Research
2,333 papers- Application of nondestructive techniques for peach (Prunus persica) quality inspection: A review.ReviewJournal of food science · 2024Qi H, Luo J, Wu X et al.DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.17388
- Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of Prunus persica (Peach) Immature Cotyledons.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025Toro C, Barrera M, Olmedo B et al.DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-4450-8_18
- Phosphorylation of aldose-6-phosphate reductase from Prunus persica leaves.Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB · 2023Hartman MD, Rojas BE, Ferrero DML et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2022.12.003
- Prunus persica apoplastic proteome analysis reveals candidate proteins involved in the resistance and defense against Taphrina deformans.Journal of plant physiology · 2022Butassi E, Novello MA, Lara MVDOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2022.153780
- Prunus persica leaves aqueous extract mediated biosynthesis of Ag nanoparticles and assessment of its anti-quorum sensing potential against Hafnia species.Letters in applied microbiology · 2024Tan X, Pei J, Zhang D et al.DOI: 10.1093/lambio/ovae055
- Soluble dietary fiber from Prunus persica dregs alleviates gut microbiota dysfunction through lead excretion.Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association · 2023Yao M, Guo X, Shao X et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2023.113725
- Prunus persica 9, a new occupational allergen from peach tree pollen involved in rhinitis and asthma.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2021Victorio-Puche L, Somoza ML, Martin-Pedraza L et al.DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2020-106641
- Prunus persica plant endogenous peptides PpPep1 and PpPep2 cause PTI-like transcriptome reprogramming in peach and enhance resistance to Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni.BMC genomics · 2021Foix L, Nadal A, Zagorščak M et al.DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-07571-9
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Encyclopedic overview
29 sectionsContents
- Description
- Flowering
- Fruit
- Taxonomy
- Fossil record
- Names
- Distribution
- Cultivation
- History
- In the Americas
- Growing conditions
- Storage
- Insects
- Diseases
- Cultivars
- Nectarines
- Other varieties
- Production
- Nutrition
- Phytochemicals
- In culture
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Books
- Journals
- News
- Web
- External links
The peach (Prunus persica) is a deciduous tree that bears edible juicy fruits with various characteristics. Most are simply called peaches, while the glossy-skinned, non-fuzzy varieties are called nectarines. Though from the same species, they are regarded commercially as different fruits.
The tree is regarded as handsome and is planted in gardens for its springtime blooms in addition to fruit production. It is relatively short lived, usually not exceeding twenty years of age. Peaches were first domesticated and cultivated in China during the Neolithic period. The specific name persica refers to its widespread cultivation in Persia (modern-day Iran), from where it was transplanted to Europe. It belongs to the genus Prunus, which also includes the cherry, apricot, almond, and plum, and which is part of the rose family.
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