Latin Name: | Prunus armeniaca L. |
English Name: | Apricot kernel |
French Name: | Noyau d'abricot |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Origin: | Italy, Turkey, Afghanistan, Morocco |
History and Origin
The apricot is the fruit of the apricot tree. The common apricot tree comes from the high mountainous regions of the Hindu Kush (in Central Asia).