Details for: PI 121571, Prunus domestica L., 'Bleu de Belgique'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Prunus domestica L.
Cultivar:
'Bleu de Belgique'
Origin:
Donated – Morocco
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
27 Feb 1937
PI Assigned:
1937
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Prunus domestica L.
Cultivar:
'Bleu de Belgique'
Origin:
Donated – Morocco
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
27 Feb 1937
PI Assigned:
1937
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Donated
27 February 1937.
Morocco

Donor(s):
NEAR 30 July 1985.
California, United States
Comment: Donated to NCGR, Davis; three plants received
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Bleu de Belgique'
Type: Cultivar name

Belgian Purple
Type: Unverified name

Belgische Damascene
Type: Unverified name

Belle de Belgique
Type: Unverified name

Blaue von Belgien
Type: Unverified name

Bleue de Perk
Type: Unverified name

OLD #177
Type: Donor identifier
USDA, ARS

DPRU 430
Type: Site identifier

DPRU 842
Type: Site identifier

Narrative
Type = Plum. Per Evaluation of Introduced Plum Varieties (see citation): "Origin: Believed to have originated in Belgium prior to 1850. Fruit Characteristics: Size - Diameter 3.7 cm, length 4.1 cm; Shape - Oval; Skin - Purplish-black, medium bloom; Flesh - Yellow, firm; Flavor - Sugar medium, acid medium; Soluble solids - 20.7%; Quality - Fair; Stone - Free, medium size; Yield - Heavy; Season - Third week of August. Comments: Somewhat tart fruit."
Prunus domestica L.
Genus:
Prunus
Subgenus:
Prunus
Section:
Prunus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Amygdaleae
Nomen number:

29888
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:475. 1753
Verified:
04/07/2011 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Prunus domestica L. subsp. domestica (9 active accession[s])
Prunus domestica L. subsp. insititia (L.) C. K. Schneid. (14 active accession[s])
Prunus domestica L. subsp. italica (Borkh.) Gams ex Hegi (0 active accession[s])
Prunus domestica L. subsp. syriaca (Borkh.) Janch. ex Mansf. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishwild plum  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Portuguese (Brazil)ameixa-comum  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)ameixa-européia  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)ameixa-preta  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)ameixa-roxa  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)ameixa-vermela  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Swedishplommon  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chineseou zhou li  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 26 May 1992, from Prunus domestica L. to Prunus domestica L. subsp. domestica
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 08 Oct 1998, from Prunus domestica L. subsp. domestica to Prunus domestica L.
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Citations
  • 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 13-14. Number of accessions cited: 74
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