Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rosaceae | Genus: Prunus | Species:
Prunus domestica subsp. insititia (Linn.) Bonnier &
Layens
( अलूचा, आलू -बुखारा ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Prunus domestica var. insititia (Linn.) Fiori, Druparia insititia Clairv. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Alucha-Alu-bukhara | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Bullace Plum, Damask Plum, Damson, Damson Plum, Eurasian Wild Plum, Persian Gum | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Alucha-Alu-bukhara | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Drupe green becoming purplish black, oval to ovoid pointed at one end. |
| Habitat | Thrives in areas with a temperate climate. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Native to south western Asia and Europe. | Bark Details | grayish black, glabrous, sometimes spiny |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Obovate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous tree, up to 6 m tall. Branches grayish black, glabrous, sometimes spiny; branchlets brown, tomentose. Stipules lorate with acuminate apex. Petioles pubescent. Leaves obovate, elliptic or rarely oblong, pubescent becoming glabrescent, abaxially pale green, adaxially dark green, margin coarsely serrate, apex acute to obtuse. Flowers solitary; hypanthium glabrous. Sepals narrowly ovate to oblong: petals white and inconspicuously purplish veined, broadly obovate, base broadly cuneate and with a short claw, apex obtuse; stamens 20-25, ovary glabrous. Fruit a drupe green becoming purplish black, oval to ovoid pointed at one end. | Leaf Details | Leaves obovate, elliptic or rarely oblong, pubescent becoming glabrescent, abaxially pale green, adaxially dark green, margin coarsely serrate, apex acute to obtuse. |
