Prunus vachuschtii, Georgian: ალუჩა, romanized: alucha, is a species of plum that is native to the Caucasus region.
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| the tree of Prunus Vachuschtii from up close. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Section: | Prunus sect. Prunus |
| Species: | P. vachuschtii
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| Binomial name | |
| Prunus vachuschtii Bregadze, 1976
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Uses
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In Georgia, it is usually eaten by hand and is used to make tkemali, a tart sauce for meat dishes. Although it is probably conspecific with Prunus cerasifera, the cherry plum (in Georgian: ტყემალი, romanized: t'q'emali), Georgians distinguish the two botanically and culinarily.[1] In the Caucasus, P. vachuschtii tends to be found from Caspian sea level up to 500–700 m and P. cerasifera tends to be found at higher elevations, up to 1600–1800 m.[citation needed]
Classification
editN. N. Bregadze, who was apparently quite the splitter, described the species in 1976, and identified three forms; Prunus vachuschtii f. imeretinea, P. v. f. meczibuche, and P. v. f. vachuschtii.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Batello, Caterina; Avanzato, Damiano; Akparov, Zeynal; Kartvelishvili, Tamar; Melikyan, Andreas (2010). "Chapter 5: A treasury of genetic resources is maintained in gardens" (PDF). Gardens of Biodiversity: Conservation of genetic resources and their use in traditional food production systems by small farmers of the Southern Caucasus. FAO. p. 197. ISBN 978-92-5-106613-3.
- ^ Bregadze N. N. Trudy Inst. Bot. Akad. Nauk Gruzinsk. S.S.R., Ser. Fl. Sist. 28:77. 1976