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Concept
Apricot
Summary
An apricot (ˈæpɹɪkɒt, ˈeɪpɹɪkɒt) is a fruit, or the tree that bears the fruit, of several species in the genus Prunus.
Usually, an apricot is from the species P. armeniaca, but the fruits of the other species in Prunus sect. Armeniaca are also called apricots.
Apricot first appeared in English in the 16th century as abrecock from the Middle French aubercot or later abricot, from Spanish albaricoque and Catalan a(l)bercoc, in turn from Arabic الْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq, "the plums"), from Byzantine Greek βερικοκκίᾱ (berikokkíā, "apricot tree"), derived from late Greek πραικόκιον (praikókion, "apricot") from Latin [persica ("peach")] praecocia (praecoquus, "early ripening").
Apricots are species belonging to Prunus sect. Armeniaca. The taxonomic position of P. brigantina is disputed. It is grouped with plum species according to chloroplast DNA sequences, but more closely related to apricot species according to nuclear DNA sequences.
Prunus armeniaca – common apricot, widely cultivated for its edible fruit and kernel
Prunus brigantina – Briançon apricot, native to Europe, cultivated for its edible fruit and oil-producing kernel
Prunus cathayana – native to Hebei
Prunus × dasycarpa – purple apricot, cultivated in Central Asia and adjacent areas for its edible fruit
Prunus hongpingensis – Hongping apricot, native to Shennongjia, cultivated for its edible fruit
Prunus hypotrichodes – native to Chongqing
Prunus limeixing – cultivated in northern China for its edible fruit
Prunus mandshurica – Manchurian apricot, native to Northeast Asia, cultivated for its kernel, the fruits of some cultivars edible
Prunus mume – Japanese apricot, native to southern China, widely cultivated for its beautiful blossom and edible fruit
Prunus sibirica – Siberian apricot, native to Siberia, Mongolia, northern China, and Korea, cultivated for its kernel
Prunus zhengheensis – Zhenghe apricot, native to Fujian
The apricot is a small tree, tall, with a trunk up to in diameter and a dense, spreading canopy.
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