Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2713)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2628)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2216)
Order: Rosales (123)
Family: Rosaceae (59)(family description)
Genus: Prunus (8)
Epithet: persica (L.) Stokes (2)
Synonyms: Amygdalus communis (Batsch) Risso, Amygdalus ferganensis (Kostina & Rjabov) T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu, Amygdalus laevis (DC.) Lej., Amygdalus nucipersica (L.) Rchb., Amygdalus persica L., Persica chinensis Lavallée, Persica domestica Risso, Persica ferganensis (Kostina & Rjabov) Koval. & Kostina, Persica laevis DC., Persica levis Risso, Persica mammillata Poit. & Turpin, Persica nana Duhamel, Persica nucipersica (L.) Borkh., Persica pendula Siebold, Persica platycarpa Decne., Persica vulgaris Mill., Prunus amygdalus (Ser.) Jess., Prunus daemonifuga H.Lév. & Vaniot, Prunus ferganensis (Kostina & Rjabov) Y.Y.Yao, Prunus persica (L.) Batsch, Prunus platycarpa (Decne.) R.H.Price
chinensis => of Chinese origin
communis => common, or growing in society
domestica => domestic, used in the home
laevis => smooth, in the sense of not being rough
nana => dwarf
pendula => hanging down as through weakness of the stem
persica => from Persia
platycarpa => flat or broad fruit
vulgaris => common, everyday