Prunus vachuschtii is a putative species of plum known by the common name in Georgian: ალუჩა, romanized: alucha. It is native to the Caucasus region.
In Georgia, it is eaten in hand and is used to make tkemali, a tart sauce for meat dishes. Although it is probably conspecific with Prunus cerasifera, the cherry plum (in Georgian: ტყემალი, romanized: t'q'emali), Georgians distinguish the two botanically and culinarily. In the Caucasus, P. vachuschtii tends to be found from Caspian sea level up to 500–700 ...