Distribution of nine apricot species in China

Number Specie Distribution
1 Prunus armeniaca Prunus vulgaris Lam has the widest distribution range in China, ranging from 134°(Hulin, Heilongjiang)~74°E(Shufu, Xinjiang), 23°~48°N, and altitude 3800m(Baxoi, Tibet).
2 Prunus sibirica Southeastern Inner Mongolia, northern Hebei, northwestern Shanxi, western Liaoning and southern Daxinganling
3 Prunus mandshurica (Maxim.) Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang
4 Prunus holosericea (Batalin) Kostina Southeastern Tibet, Western Sichuan
5 Prunus dasycarpa Gongliu and Shanshan of Xinjiang
6 Prunus zhidanensis Zhidan County, Shaanxi
7 Prunus limeixing Hebei, Tianjin, Beijing, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang
8 Prunus zhengheensis Zhenghe County, Fujian
9 Prunus mume Prunus mume
10 Prunus byigantina Vill --