Cerasus tianshanica
Pojarkov
Tien-shan cherry, Tyanshanskaya cherry
Rosaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A shrub. It grows 1-1.6 m tall. The bark is light grey. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped and 3 cm long by 1 cm wide. There are teeth along the edge. The flowers are pink. There are usually 4-6 in a cluster. The fruit are round and fleshy and 9 mm across.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows in Central Asia. It grows in stony places between 800-1,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Synonyms
Cerasus prostrata var. concolor Boiss.Prunus prostrata var. concolor (Boiss.) Lipsky
References (2)
- Country Report on the State of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in the Kazakhstan Republic. 2007, FAO
- Janick, J., Horticultural Reviews, Wild Apple and Fruit Trees of Central Asia. p327
