Prunus ferganensis
(Kostina & Rjabov) Y. Y. Yao
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TALL - Tallinn Botanic Garden; Tallinn Botanic Garden
Description
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.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten fresh and can be sour-sweet.
Traditional Uses
The fruit can be sour-sweet. Caution: Bitter kinds should be avoided (or cooked) due to cyanide.
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Known Hazards
Bitter fruit varieties should be avoided or cooked, as they contain cyanide.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows in arid regions.
Where It Grows
Asia, Central Asia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan,
Other Information
It is cultivated.
Synonyms
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
