Prunus vachuschtii
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Alycha, Alucha
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Summary
Source: WikipediaPrunus vachuschtii, (Georgian: ალუჩა, romanized: alucha; Azerbaijani: alça, آلوچه) is a species of plum that is native to the Caucasus region.
Description
A tree.
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Edible Uses
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. 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.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Azerbaijan*, Caucasus, Georgia, USA,
Other Information
It is a cultivated food plant.
Notes
An unresolved name in The Plant List
Also Known As
Alucha
References (3)
- Bussman, R. W., et al, 2016, A comparative ethnobotany of Khevsureti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Tusheti, Svaneti, and Racha-Lechkhumi, Republic of Georgia (Sakartvelo), Caucasus. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine.
- Bussman, R. W. et al, 2017, Ethnobotany of Samtskhe-Javakheti, Sakartvelo (Republic of Georgia), Caucasus. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge Vol. 16(1) pp 7-24
- Bussman, R. W., et al, 2021, Unity in diversity—food plants and fungi of Sakartvelo (Republic of Georgia), Caucasus. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2021) 17:72 p 14
