Editing Apricot (section)

== Species ==
Apricots are species belonging to ''Prunus'' sect. ''Armeniaca''. The taxonomic position of ''[[Prunus brigantina|P. brigantina]]'' is disputed. It is grouped with [[Prunus sect. Prunus|plum]] species according to chloroplast DNA sequences,<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Reales |first1=Antonio |last2=Sargent |first2=Daniel J. |last3=Tobutt |first3=Ken R. |last4=Rivera |first4=Diego |date=2010-01-01 |title=Phylogenetics of Eurasian plums, ''Prunus'' L. section ''Prunus'' (Rosaceae), according to coding and non-coding chloroplast DNA sequences |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-009-0226-9 |url-status=live |journal=Tree Genetics & Genomes |language=en |volume=6 |issue=1 |pages=37–45 |doi=10.1007/s11295-009-0226-9 |issn=1614-2950 |s2cid=31215875 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116102520/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11295-009-0226-9 |archive-date=2023-01-16 |access-date=2021-03-29}}</ref> but more closely related to apricot species according to nuclear DNA sequences.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Liu |first1=Shuo |last2=Decroocq |first2=Stephane |last3=Harte |first3=Elodie |last4=Tricon |first4=David |last5=Chague |first5=Aurelie |last6=Balakishiyeva |first6=Gulnara |last7=Kostritsyna |first7=Tatiana |last8=Turdiev |first8=Timur |last9=Saux |first9=Marion Fisher-Le |last10=Dallot |first10=Sylvie |last11=Giraud |first11=Tatiana |date=2021-01-05 |title=Genetic diversity and population structure analyses in the Alpine plum (''Prunus brigantina'' Vill.) confirm its affiliation to the ''Armeniaca'' section |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-020-01484-6 |url-status=live |journal=Tree Genetics & Genomes |language=en |volume=17 |issue=1 |pages=2 |doi=10.1007/s11295-020-01484-6 |issn=1614-2950 |s2cid=230795948 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116102525/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11295-020-01484-6 |archive-date=2023-01-16 |access-date=2021-03-29}}</ref>
* ''[[Prunus armeniaca]]'' – common apricot, widely cultivated for its edible fruit and [[apricot kernel|kernel]]
* ''[[Prunus brigantina]]'' – Briançon apricot, native to Europe, cultivated for its edible fruit and oil-producing [[apricot kernel|kernel]]
*''[[Prunus cathayana]]'' – native to [[Hebei]]
* [[Prunus × dasycarpa|''Prunus'' × ''dasycarpa'']] – purple apricot, cultivated in Central Asia and adjacent areas for its edible fruit
* ''[[Prunus hongpingensis]]'' – Hongping apricot, native to [[Shennongjia]], cultivated for its edible fruit
* ''[[Prunus hypotrichodes]]'' – native to [[Chongqing]]
* ''[[Prunus limeixing]]'' – cultivated in northern China for its edible fruit
* ''[[Prunus mandshurica]]'' – Manchurian apricot, native to Northeast Asia, cultivated for its [[apricot kernel|kernel]], the fruits of some cultivars edible
* ''[[Prunus mume]]'' – Flowering apricot or plum blossom, native to southern China, widely cultivated for its beautiful blossom and edible fruit
* ''[[Prunus sibirica]]'' – Siberian apricot, native to Siberia, Mongolia, northern China, and Korea, cultivated for its [[apricot kernel|kernel]]
* ''[[Prunus zhengheensis]]'' – Zhenghe apricot, native to [[Fujian]]