Sorbus umbellata
(Desf.) Fritsch
Yabani elma
Rosaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A temperate tree in the Rosaceae family that produces ripe fruit suitable for eating.
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Edible Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Armenia, Caucasus, Turkey, Türkiye,
Synonyms
Crataegus flabellifolia SpachCrataegus umbellata Desf.Sorbus flabellifolia (Spach) Hedl.,p.p.27492Sorbus graeca var. turcica (Zinserl.) GabrieljanSorbus umbellata var. flabellifolia (Spach) C.K.Schneid.,p.p.27492Sorbus umbellata subsp. umbellataSorbus umbellata var. umbellata
Also Known As
Geyik elmasi, Uvez
References (5)
- Ertug, F., 2000, An Ethnobotanical Study in Central Anatolia (Turkey). Economic Botany Vol. 54. No. 2. pp. 155-182
- Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement
- Gunes, S. et al, 2018, Survey of wild food plants for human consumption in Karaisali (Adana-Turkey). Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol. 17(2), April 2018, pp 290-298
- Kargioglu, M., et al, 2008, An Ethnobotanical Survey of Inner-West Anatolia, Turkey. Human Ecology 36:763-777
- Postman, J. D., et al, 2012, Recent NPGS Coordinated Expeditions in the Trans-Caucasus Region to Collect Wild Relatives of Temperate Fruit and Nut Crops. In Acta Horticulturae Number 948 p 191-198
