Details for: PI 127037, Prunus domestica L., Pershore Purple


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Prunus domestica L.
Top Name:
Pershore Purple
Origin:
Donated – England, United Kingdom
Received by NPGS:
08 Feb 1938
PI Assigned:
1938
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
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Budwood3 countDPRU 835 0000B PL
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Prunus domestica L.
Top Name:
Pershore Purple
Origin:
Donated – England, United Kingdom
Received by NPGS:
08 Feb 1938
PI Assigned:
1938
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Donated
08 February 1938.
England, United Kingdom

Donor(s):
POST 1938.
California, United States

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

OLD #170 (OR7T14)
Type: Donor identifier
USDA, ARS

DPRU 835
Type: Site identifier

Narrative
Type = Plum. Per Evaluation of Introduced Plum Varieties (see citation): "Fruit: diameter 3.0 cm, length 4.0 cm; ovate; skin purple, very heavy bloom; flesh green; sugar low, acid low; 16.3% soluble solids; poor quality; freestone; heavy yield; season third week of July. Fruit is necked, rather bright, flat, rather insipid flavor."
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 27. Number of accessions cited: 74
Pedigree

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
COMMENTFlavor NotesNotes on impression of fruit flavorAcidic PLUM.CHAR.WEO.97DPRU 835 0000B PL
FLWR-FRUITFruit SizeRelative size of fruit7 - Large (71-80g) (Oneida, Late S. Rosa) PLUM.CHAR.WEO.97DPRU 835 0000B PL
FLWR-FRUITShowiness of FlowersAppearance of flowers, comparing size of petals to that of stamen, and decorativeness of coronaNon-showy to semi-showy PLUM.CHAR.WEO.02DPRU 835 0000B PL
FLWR-FRUITSize of FlowersTypical size of floral blossoms.5 PLUM.CHAR.WEO.02DPRU 835 0000B PL
MORPHOLOGYFlowers per BudObserved number of flowers emerging from single bud1 to 2 PLUM.CHAR.WEO.02DPRU 835 0000B PL
MORPHOLOGYSepal ColorPredominant color of mature sepalsGreen  PLUM.CHAR.WEO.02DPRU 835 0000B PL
PHENOLOGYDate of RipenessDate first fruit ripens7/25/2001 PLUM.CHAR.WEO.01DPRU 835 0000B PL
PHENOLOGYLeaf EmergenceComparative timing of leaf emergence and bloomSame time as bloom PLUM.CHAR.WEO.02DPRU 835 0000B PL
PRODUCTIONCropping EfficiencyThe yield per unit area of land relative to other cultivar on the same rootstock, under the same management system and at the same site.7 - High (Agen, Ozark Premier) PLUM.CHAR.WEO.97DPRU 835 0000B PL