Prunus vachuschtii
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| Prunus vachuschtii | |
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| the tree of Prunus Vachuschtii from up close. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Section: | Prunus sect. Prunus |
| Species: | P. vachuschtii |
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| Prunus vachuschtii Bregadze, 1976 | |
Prunus vachuschtii, (Georgian: ალუჩა, romanized: alucha; Azerbaijani: alça, آلوچه) is a species of plum that is native to the Caucasus region.
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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.[1] 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.[citation needed]