''Prunus vachuschtii'', ka, ალუჩა, tr, is a species of

plum A plum is a fruit of some species in Prunus subg. Prunus, ''Prunus'' subg. ''Prunus'.'' Dried plums are often called prunes, though in the United States they may be labeled as 'dried plums', especially during the 21st century. Plums are ...

that is native to the

Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region spanning Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, comprising parts of Southern Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. The Caucasus Mountains, i ...

region.

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, 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 __NOTOC__ ''Prunus cerasifera'' is a species of plum known by the common names cherry plum and myrobalan plum.Caspian Caspian can refer to: *The Caspian Sea *The Caspian Depression, surrounding the northern part of the Caspian Sea *The Caspians, the ancient people living near the Caspian Sea *The Caspian languages spoken in northern Iran and southeastern Azerbaij ...

sea level up to 500–700m and ''P. cerasifera'' tends to be found at higher elevations, up to 1600–1800m.

Classification

N. N. Bregadze, who was apparently quite the splitter, described the species in 1976, and identified three forms; ''Prunus vachuschtii'' f. ''imeretinea'', ''P. v.'' f. ''meczibuche'', and ''P. v.'' f. ''vachuschtii''.Bregadze N. N. Trudy Inst. Bot. Akad. Nauk Gruzinsk. S.S.R., Ser. Fl. Sist. 28:77. 1976

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q16364671 vachuschtii vachuschtii Flora of the Caucasus Plants described in 1976

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