Prunus domestica var. insititia (L.) Bonnier & Layens

 
  • Family : ROSACEAE
    (Rose Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Prunus domestica subsp. insititia (L.) Bonnier & Layens; Prunus domestica L. subsp. insititia (L.) C. K. Schneider (Bullace Group); Prunus domestica L. subsp. insititia (L.) Poiret; Prunus domestica L. var. insititia (L.) Fiori & Paoletti; Prunus insititia L.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Prunus insititia L.
  • Common name : Bullace Plum Damask Plum, Damson, Damson Plum, Eurasian Wild Plum, Persian Gum
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Cultivated
  • Comments / notes : The ripe fruit is eaten fresh, made into pies and puddings, preserves or processed into jams and, jellies. Fermented damson fruits is processed into, wine, gin and in Slavic countries processed into the plum spirit Slivovitz .
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : South western Asia and Europe
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : South western Asia, India and Europe
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 122
    • Lim, T. K. (2012). Prunus domestica subsp. insititia. Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants, 476–479.
    • Deb, D.B. (1981) The Flora of Tripura State. Vol. 2. Today and Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Prunus domestica subsp. insititia. Downloaded on 14 November 2024.

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