Armenoprunus dasycarpa
(Ehrh.) Janch.
Purple apricot, Black apricot
RosaceaeFruit
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The sour fruit is used to make marmalades.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Caucasus, Central Asia, Iran,
Countries: Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
How to Identify
A temperate tree in the rose family (Rosaceae), possibly a hybrid Prunus × dasycarpa. The fruit is edible.
Names & Synonyms
Prunus dasycarpa Ehrh.
References (2)
- Encyclopedia of Life (As Prunus dasycarpa)
- Zeven, A. C. & de West, J. M. J., 1982, Dictionary of cultivated plants and their regions of diversity. Wageningen. p 85 (As Armeniaca dasycarpa)
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