Prunus cocomilia Ten.

Italian plum (en), Prunier cocomille (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Prunus

Characteristics

A tree. The fruit is yellow, bitter and sour.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Hedgerows in the mountains of Italy and the Balkans.
More
Temperate.
Light 5-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

The fruit are fermented.
Uses breeding dye eating food gene source medicinal ornamental rootstock
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 120 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Prunus cocomilia leaf picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Prunus cocomilia world distribution map, present in Albania, Greece, Croatia, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Syrian Arab Republic

Conservation status

Prunus cocomilia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:729596-1
WFO ID wfo-0001001984
COL ID 4N8RH
BDTFX ID 83949
INPN ID 611670
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Prunus pseudoarmeniaca Prunus ursina Prunus coccumilia Prunus brutia Prunus cocomilia