Prunus ferganensis
(Kostina & Rjabov) Y. Y. Yao
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TALL - Tallinn Botanic Garden; Tallinn Botanic Garden
TALL - Tallinn Botanic Garden; Tallinn Botanic Garden
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten fresh and can be sour-sweet.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It grows in arid regions.
Asia, Central Asia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan,
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 tree. It grows 8 m tall. The young branches are smooth and reddish. The leaves are sword shaped and 7-15 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. The flower petals are pink. The fruit are greenish white and occasionally yellow. They are 4-6 cm long by 4-7 cm wide. They are hairy.
Other Information
It is cultivated.
Names & Synonyms
Amygdalus ferganensis (Kostina & Rjabov) T. T. Yu & L. T. LuPersica ferganensis (Kostina & Rjabov) Kovalev & KostinaPrunus persica subsp. ferganensis Kostina & Rjabov
References (3)
- Ferns, K., Useful Temperate Plants.
- Wiersema, J. H. & Leon, B., 2013, World Economic Plants. A Standard Reference CRC Press. 2nd Ed. p 561
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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