Editing Cherry (section)

=== Bird cherries, cherry laurels, and other racemose cherries ===
{{main|Prunus subg. Padus}}
[[File:Prunus ilicifolia ne1.jpg|thumb|''[[Prunus ilicifolia]]'', hollyleaf cherry (a cherry laurel species)]]
[[File:20140808Prunus serotina2.jpg|thumb|''[[Prunus serotina]]'', black cherry (a bird cherry species)]]
[[Prunus subg. Padus|''Prunus'' subg. ''Padus'']] contains most racemose species that are called cherries which used to be included in the genera ''Padus'' (bird cherries), ''Laurocerasus'' (cherry laurels), ''Pygeum'' (tropical species such as African cherry) and ''Maddenia''.<ref name=":0" /> Examples of the racemose cherries are:
* ''[[Prunus africana]]'' (Hook.f.) Kalkman – African cherry
* ''[[Prunus caroliniana]]'' Aiton – Carolina laurel cherry or laurel cherry
* ''[[Prunus cornuta]]'' (Wall. ex Royle) Steud. – Himalayan bird cherry
* ''[[Prunus grayana]]'' Maxim. – Japanese bird cherry or Gray's bird cherry
* ''[[Prunus ilicifolia]]'' (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Walp. – hollyleaf cherry, evergreen cherry, holly-leaved cherry or islay
* ''[[Prunus laurocerasus]]'' L. – cherry laurel
* ''[[Prunus lyonii]]'' (Eastw.) Sarg. – Catalina Island cherry
* ''[[Prunus myrtifolia]]'' (L.) Urb. – West Indian cherry
* ''[[Prunus napaulensis]]'' (Ser.) Steud. – Nepal bird cherry
* ''[[Prunus occidentalis]]'' Sw. – western cherry laurel
* ''[[Prunus padus]]'' L. – bird cherry or European bird cherry
* ''[[Prunus pleuradenia]]'' Griseb. – Antilles cherry
* ''[[Prunus serotina]]'' Ehrh. – black cherry, wild cherry
* ''[[Prunus ssiori]]'' F.Schmidt – Hokkaido bird cherry
* ''[[Prunus virginiana]]'' L. – chokecherry