The plum is a wonderful, juicy fruit that belongs botanically to the family of rosaceae. This fruit belongs to the genus prunus domestica, which also includes peaches, nectarine, and almonds. It is one of the few fruits that come in a panorama of colors. The plant which bears this fruit is a small shrub that is widely grown all across the world, especially in china, united states, japan, and europe. The plum fruits differ in color and size according to the region of origin. The plant bears the plum fruits mostly during the months between may and september. Other local names of plum are 'aloo bukhara' in hindi, 'alpagoda pandu' in telugu, 'alpakoda' in tamil and 'onagida draakshe' in kannada. Dried plums are known as prunes. There are around 2000 varieties of plums available in the world, and 100 are available in the united states alone. Though India is not much known for this fruit production, the country grows approximately 12 varieties of plum. Their primary producers are punjab, himachal pradesh, and jammu and kashmir. It is one of the rarely found fruits in india.