Pollinator plant

St Lucie Cherry

Prunus mahaleb

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Common names

52 names · 28 languages
EnglishYour language
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Other languages (27)
Dutch
  • Weichselboom[1][3]
  • Weichselkers
French
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Arabic
  • كرز المحلب[3]
  • كرز بري[3]
  • محلب[3]
Catalan
  • Cirerer de guineu[3]
  • cirerer de Santa Llúcia[3]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 圆叶樱桃[3]
  • 圣卢西樱桃[3]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 圓葉樱桃[3]
  • 聖盧西櫻[3]
Czech
  • mahalebka obecná[3]
  • višeň turecká[3]
Danish
Estonian
  • lõhnav kirsipuu[3]
  • mahaleb-kirsipuu[3]
Finnish
  • veikselinkirsikka[3]
German
Hebrew
  • עץ המחלב[3]
Hungarian
Italian
Kurdish
  • کەنێر[3]
Lithuanian
  • Kvapioji vyšnia[3]
Norwegian
Polish
  • Wiśnia wonna[3]
Portuguese
  • Cerejeira-de-santa-luzia[1][3]
Romanian
  • Vișin turcesc[3]
Russian
  • Антипка[3]
  • Вишня антипка[3]
  • Вишня магалебка[3]
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  • Махалебка обыкновенная[3]
Slovak
  • mahalebka obyčajná[3]
Slovenian
  • rešeljika[3]
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
Ukrainian
  • Вишня магалебська[3]
  • Вишня-антипка[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Prunus mahaleb — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Felsenkirsche — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Steinweichsel — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Weichselkirsche — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Mahaleb Cherry — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Mahlab Cherry — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Mahleb Cherry — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Saint Lucie Cherry — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • St Lucie Cherry — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Mahaleb — results[0].names[27]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Amarel — results[0].names[46]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Bois de Sainte-Lucie — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Cerisier de Sainte-Lucie — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Faux merisier — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Prunier de Sainte-Lucie — results[0].names[45]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Prunier mahaleb — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Ciliegio canino — results[0].names[30]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Weichselboom — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Cerejeira-de-santa-luzia — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
[2] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Prunus mahaleb ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Felsenkirsche — VernacularName.tsv, line 168412; taxon 77ZQW.
  • Steinweichsel (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 168414; taxon 77ZQW.
  • Mahaleb cherry (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 168413; taxon 77ZQW.
[3] Prunus mahaleb — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Felsenkirsche — results[9].names[15]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Steinweichsel — results[9].names[14]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Weichselkirsche — results[9].names[16]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Mahaleb Cherry — results[9].names[2]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Mahlab Cherry — results[9].names[4]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Mahleb Cherry — results[9].names[3]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Saint Lucie Cherry — results[9].names[7]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • St Lucie Cherry — results[9].names[1]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Mahaleb — results[9].names[27]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Amarel — results[9].names[46]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Bois de Sainte-Lucie — results[9].names[8]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Cerisier de Sainte-Lucie — results[9].names[9]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Faux merisier — results[9].names[10]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Prunier de Sainte-Lucie — results[9].names[45]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Prunier mahaleb — results[9].names[5]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Ciliegio canino — results[9].names[30]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Weichselboom — results[9].names[13]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Cerejeira-de-santa-luzia — results[9].names[6]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • višeň turecká — results[9].names[11]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Weichsel — results[9].names[12]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • lõhnav kirsipuu — results[9].names[17]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • mahaleb-kirsipuu — results[9].names[18]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • mahalebka obecná — results[9].names[19]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • mahaleb — results[9].names[20]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Махалебка обыкновенная — results[9].names[21]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Вишня магалебка — results[9].names[22]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Вишня антипка — results[9].names[23]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • كرز المحلب — results[9].names[24]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • محلب — results[9].names[25]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • كرز بري — results[9].names[26]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Wiśnia wonna — results[9].names[28]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • vejksel — results[9].names[29]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • cirerer de Santa Llúcia — results[9].names[31]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • 圆叶樱桃 — results[9].names[32]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • 圣卢西樱桃 — results[9].names[33]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • 圓葉樱桃 — results[9].names[34]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • 聖盧西櫻 — results[9].names[35]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Vișin turcesc — results[9].names[36]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Kvapioji vyšnia — results[9].names[37]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • rešeljika — results[9].names[38]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • עץ המחלב — results[9].names[39]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Антипка — results[9].names[40]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Вишня-антипка — results[9].names[41]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Вишня магалебська — results[9].names[42]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • sajmeggy — results[9].names[43]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Mahlep — results[9].names[44]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • veikselinkirsikka — results[9].names[47]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • mahalebka obyčajná — results[9].names[48]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • Cirerer de guineu — results[9].names[49]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
  • کەنێر — results[9].names[50]; taxon id 126808; Prunus mahaleb.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Prunus mahaleb is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Rosaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Prunus species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

High suitability
Nectar value High
Pollen value High
Plant profile

About this plant

Gandhi cherry (Prunus mahaleb) is a tree. It flowers in May.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Prunus mahaleb — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2625298; ID 77ZQW; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2625298; ID 77ZQW; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 2, entry Prunus species (top 202 pt)

    Source checked on .