Prunus afghana

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Prunus afghana
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is edible.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Afghanistan, Asia, India,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A temperate tree in the Rosaceae family found in the Prunus genus, which contains 200-400 species.

Notes

There are about 200-400 Prunus species. An unresolved name in The Plant List.

Names & Synonyms
Possibly a synonym of Prunus bifrons.
References (1)
  • Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 1477

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