Prunus domestica

Also known as plum tree

species of plant in the rose family (Rosaceae)

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Prunus domestica is a species of plant in the rose family that produces plums, one of the most widely cultivated fruit crops around the world. It matters because plums have been an important food source for humans for thousands of years, providing nutrition and serving as a valuable commercial crop across many regions.

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Species

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderRosales
FamilyRosaceae

Native toIran, Transcaucasus

Dieser Artikel behandelt die Pflanze und ihre Frucht. Zu weiteren Bedeutungen siehe Pflaume (Begriffsklärung). Feys gelbe Hauszwetschge Pflaumen Kurztriebe mit Winterknospen Die Pflaume oder Kultur-Pflaume (Prunus domestica) ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Gattung Prunus in der Familie der Rosengewächse (Rosaceae). Sie wird als natürlich entstandener Artbastard von Schlehe (Prunus spinosa, tetraploid, 2n=32) und Kirschpflaume, (Prunus cerasifera, diploid, 2n=16) angesehen und ist damit ein allohexaploider Additionsbastard.

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Research

743 papers

Current achievements and future directions in genetic engineering of European plum (Prunus domestica L.).

Article

Prunus domestica is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. A deciduous tree, it includes many varieties of the fruit trees known as plums in English, though not all plums belong to this species. The greengages and damsons also belong to subspecies of P. domestica.

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