black Plum

A plum is a drupe fruit of the subgenus Prunus of the genus Prunus. The subgenus is distinguished from other subgenera peaches, cherries, bird cherries, etc. in the shoots having a terminal bud and solitary side buds not clustered, the flowers in groups of one to five together on short stems, and the fruit having a groove running down one side and a smooth stone or pit.Mature plum fruit may have a dusty-white coating that gives them a glaucous appearance. This is an epicuticular wax coating and is known as wax bloom. Dried plum fruits are called dried plums or prunes, although prunes are a distinct type of plum, and may have antedated the fruits now commonly known as plums.citation needed.Plums belong to the Prunus genus of plants and are relatives of the peach, nectarine and almond. They are all considered drupes, fruits that have a hard stone pit surrounding their seeds.