Details for: PI 31652, Prunus hybr., Methley


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Prunus hybr.
Top Name:
Methley
Origin:
Collected – KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
18 Aug 1911
PI Assigned:
1911
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Prunus hybr.
Top Name:
Methley
Origin:
Collected – KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
18 Aug 1911
PI Assigned:
1911
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Collected

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Comment: Received as Prunus salicina x P. cerasifera var. myrobalana
Collector(s):
Donated
POST 1911.
California, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Methley
Type: Unverified name

Old #120 Code E29-11
Type: Donor identifier
USDA, ARS

DPRU 787
Type: Site identifier

Narrative
Type = Plum. Per C. Fuller (see citation): "The color of the fruit is dark red, ripening to darker red; dots numerous, russet, areolar; bloom, whitish or bluish; flesh, dark red, firm; stone, medium in size, cling; flavor and quality good; season very early; thrives on peach stock." Per Evaluation of Introduced Plum Varieties (see citation): "Fruit Characteristics: Size - Diameter 3.3cm, length 3.3cm; Shape - Roundish to round; Skin - Purple, medium bloom; Flesh - Red, soft to medium firm; Flavor - Sugar medium, acid low to medium; Quality - Fair; Stone - Wholly cling, medium size; Yield - Medium; Season - Last two weeks in June. Comments: Methley has been grown commerically in some areas of this country as an early shipping plum."
Prunus hybr.
Genus:
Prunus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Amygdaleae
Nomen number:

301092
Comment:
interim designation used in GRIN for Prunus hybrids which lack an acceptable binomial
Verified:
12/21/1986 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amygdalus hybr.
Armeniaca hybr.
Prunus marianna ined.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishaprium  1Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Englishpeachcot  1Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Englishplum cherry  1Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Englishplumcot  1Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Annotations
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 08 Oct 1998, from Prunus spp. to Prunus hybr.
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Citations
  • Fuller, C. 1910. Natal Agric. J. & Mining J. 14:279-280. Note: Excerpt found in PI book Number of accessions cited: 0
  • Smith, R. L., L. E. Joley, & W. L. Ackerman. 1964. Evaluation of Introduced Plum Varieties. In: Smith, R. L., L. E. Joley, & W. L. Ackerman, Evaluation of introduced plum varieties 49-50. Number of accessions cited: 74
Pedigree
Description:
SALICINA X CERASIFERA