Details for: DPRU 234, Prunus sp., 'Merrill Brilliant'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Prunus sp.
Cultivar:
'Merrill Brilliant'
Origin:
Developed – California, United States
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
01 Jan 1900
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Prunus sp.
Cultivar:
'Merrill Brilliant'
Origin:
Developed – California, United States
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
01 Jan 1900
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Developed

California, United States

Developer(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Merrill Brilliant'
Type: Cultivar name

DPRU 234
Type: Site identifier

Brilliant
Type: Other or unclassified name
Alternate cultivar name

Narrative
Type = Peach. Per Brooks and Olmo (see citation): "Orig. in Red Bluff, California, by Grant Merrill. Introd. in 1950; selected in 1945. Fruit: small; skin very brilliant color, tought; flesh white, clingstone; ripens very early; resembles Alexander, but firmer and with less melting flesh. Tree: large; vigorous; hardy; regular bearer."
Prunus spp.
Genus:
Prunus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Amygdaleae
Nomen number:

300491
Comment:
catch-all record for unidentified or unnamed plants of Prunus
Verified:
05/10/2000 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amygdalopersica spp.
Amygdalus spp.
Amygdalus pseudopersica (Tamamsch.) Fed. & Takht.
Prunus hyrcanica hort.
Prunus velutipes Nakai

Common names
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 27 May 1992, from Prunus persica (L.) Batsch to Prunus persica (L.) Batsch var. persica
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 08 Oct 1998, from Prunus persica (L.) Batsch var. persica to Prunus spp.
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Citations
  • Brooks, R. M. & H. P. Olmo. 1972. Register of new fruit and nut varieties, 2nd ed. University of California Press, Berkeley, California. 337. Number of accessions cited: 0
Pedigree
Description:
July Elberta X Florence