Prunus darvasica explained

Prunus darvasica, the Darvaz plum, is rare plant endemic to Tajikistan. It is found in the Tajik portion of the Pamir Mountains, the Darvoz Range. There, the plants grow as shrubs 1.5-2.5m tall. The fruit are small (2cm) but otherwise typical plums, nearly black, with a blue waxy coat. The pit is brown.^[1] The fruit is edible and can be made into jam or compote.^{[2] [3]}

It is suspected that P. darvasica is of hybrid origin, as it is a tetraploid with 48 (or 32, depending on the source) chromosomes, possibly the result of P. domestica × (P. prostrata × P. cerasifera).^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Prunus. abgina.com. Агбина. ru. 21 July 2018. Слива дарвазская (Prunus darvasica).... 21 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180721102947/http://www.agbina.com/site.xp/053052057124053052054.html. live.
2. Web site: Олуча. A.. M.. 31 July 2017. kitobam.com. Tajik Encyclopedia. tg. 21 July 2018. Олучаи дарвозӣ (Prunus darvasica).... 21 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180721103124/http://kitobam.com/cr/olucha. live.
3. Web site: Prunus darvasica Temb. — the Plant List. 2019-10-13. 2020-02-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20200221123707/http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/rjp-3717. live.
4. Eremin . G.V. . 2007 . Genetic diversity of Prunus L. and its use in breeding . Bulletin of Applied Botany, of Genetics and Plant Breeding . 164 . 212 . Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences . Saint Petersburg . 0202-3628 .