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Family: Rosaceae	Genus: Prunus	Species: Prunus persica (Linn.) Stokes ( आडू )

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Amygdalus persica Linn., Persica laevis DC., Prunus daemonifuga H. Lév. & Vaniot	Flower Color	Red - Pink
Common Name	Peach, Akroot	Flower Type	Solitary
English / Trade Name	Peach	Flowering Period	Jan-March
Vernacular /Local Name	Adoo	Fruiting Period	April-June
Altitude	300 to 2,250 m	Fruit Type	Drupe
Habit	Tree	Fruit Details	Fruit has yellow or whitish flesh, a delicate aroma, and a skin that is either velvety or smooth (nectarines) in different cultivars
Habitat	Cultivated all around the world	Bark Type	Rugged
Distribution	China, France, Italy, Turkey, USA, Iran, Spain, Chile, Greece, Argentina	Bark Details	Bark is gray with horizontal lenticels, becoming increasingly rough and scaly with age.
Distribution in Haryana	Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar	Origin	Exotic
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Elliptic
Description of Species	Grows up to 6 m.The leaves are lanceolate, pinnately veined. Flowers solitary or paired, 2.5–3 cm diameter, pink, with five petals. Fruit drupes, yellow or whitish flesh, a delicate aroma, and a skin that is either velvety (peaches). The single, large seed is red-brown, oval shaped, approximately 1.3–2 cm long, and is surrounded by a wood-like husk.	Leaf Details	Leaves are lanceolate, 7–16 cm long, 2–3 cm broad, pinnately veined.

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