Greengage

Greengage (or Reine Claude) is used as a dessert fruit.

Greengage is an old type of plum, with relatively small green or yellow fruits.

Names

Scientific
   Prunus domestica italica
English
   Greengage
   Reine Claude
Dutch
   Reine Claude Verte
French
   Prunier d'Italie
   Prunier reine-claude
   Reine-claude
German
   Edel-Pflaume

Taxonomy

Order
   Rosales
Family
   Rosaceae
Genus
   Prunus
Species
   Prunus domestica italica (Greengage)

Crop categories

Cool temperate crops
Fruits
Mediterranean crops
Minor crops
Temperate crops