Details for: PI 545682, Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott, Index Seminum 61


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott
Top Name:
Index Seminum 61
Origin:
Collected – Ontario, Canada
Received by NPGS:
13 Feb 1984
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Availability
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Seed100 countPI 545682 14ncab01 SD
 
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FRUIT

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott
Top Name:
Index Seminum 61
Origin:
Collected – Ontario, Canada
Received by NPGS:
13 Feb 1984
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Source History
Collected

Ontario, Canada
Locality: Walpole Island, Lambton County
Coordinates: 42.6167, -82.4833 (Map it)
Elevation: 177m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/Lon determined via Map location
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Edge of wet woods. Growing in sand.
Comment: Coordinates refer to location of Walpole Island and not the exact location of the collection.
Donated
13 February 1984.
Ontario, Canada

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Index Seminum 61
Type: Donor identifier
1984 Index Seminum.
University of Guelph

Ames 2808
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers
USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative
Accession is somewhat dense and compact with acceptable vigor. Black fruits tend to mature in early October (central Iowa).
Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott
Genus:
Aronia
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Nomen number:

4247
Place of publication:

Sketch bot. S. Carolina 1:557. 1821
Verified:
12/11/2003 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Mespilus arbutifolia L. var. melanocarpa Michx.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Aronia nigra (Medik.) Dippel
Aronia nigra (Willd.) Koehne
Photinia melanocarpa (Michx.) K. R. Robertson & J. B. Phipps
Pyrus melanocarpa (Michx.) Willd.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Aronia melanocarpa Spach
Hahnia arbutifolia (L.) Medik. var. nigra Medik.
Pyrus arbutifolia (L.) L. f. var. nigra Willd.
Pyrus nigra (Willd.) Sarg.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishblack chokeberry  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
English (Canada)black chokecherry Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 131.
French (Canada)aronie à fruit noir Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 131.
GermanApfelbeere  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germankahle Apfelbeere  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1220.
Swedishsvartaronia  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 12 Sep 2003, from Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott to Photinia melanocarpa (Michx.) K. R. Robertson & J. B. Phipps
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 11 Dec 2003, from Photinia melanocarpa (Michx.) K. R. Robertson & J. B. Phipps to Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott
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Citations
  • Brand, M. H., S. G. Obae, J. D. Mahoney, & B. A. Connolly. 2022. Ploidy, genetic diversity and speciation of the genus Aronia. Sci. Hort. 291(2022):110604. DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110604. Number of accessions cited: 77
  • Mahoney, J. D., T. M. Hau, B. A. Connolly, & M. H. Brand. 2019. Sexual and apomictic seed reproduction in Aronia species with different ploidy levels. HortScience 54(4):642-646. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI13772-18. Number of accessions cited: 12
Pedigree

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
CHEMICALFRUIT SOLUBLE SOLID CONTENTSoluble solid content of fruits (degrees Brix) measured using Atago Pocket Refractometer (PAL-1). Values reported are the highest observed prior to fruit shrivelling. Peak values are averaged across years when data is available.17.63ARONIA FRUIT SOLUBLE SOLIDSPI 545682 14ncai01 FRNot Available
CYTOLOGICPLOIDYPloidy level of accession.TETRAPLOID - Tetraploid. ARONIA PLOIDY Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT DIAMETERDiameter of fruit (measured in mm) obtained at harvest. Random sample of 30, intact fruits from a single specimen or a population.9.701223ARONIA FRUIT DIAMETERPI 545682 09ncaim1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER DIAMETERDiameter of flower measured in centimeters.1.3673WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.ARONIA.2012PI 545682 09ncaim1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT WEIGHTWeight of fruit obtained at harvest. Measurments in grams. Random sample of 10, intact fruits from a single specimen or population.0.47110ARONIA FRUIT WEIGHTPI 545682 09ncaim1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLEAF AREA INDEXArea of leaves per unit area of soil surface.1.732WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.ARONIA.LAI.2013 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYNUMBER OF INFLORESCENCESNumber of inflorescences from three random branches, including side spurs.133WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.ARONIA.2012PI 545682 09ncaim1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPLANT HEIGHT - 3 YRSHeight of plant measured in meters on 3-year old field grown plants.0.7 ARONIA PLANT HEIGHT - 3 YRSPI 545682 09ncaim1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPLANT WIDTH - 3 YRSWidth of plant measured in meters on 3-year old field grown plants.0.54 ARONIA PLANT WIDTH - 3 YRSPI 545682 09ncaim1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPLANT HEIGHT - 5 YRSHeight of plant measured in meters on 5-year old field grown plants.0.79 ARONIA PLANT HEIGHT - 5 YRSPI 545682 09ncaim1 PLNot Available
PHENOLOGYPEAK FLOWERING DATEDate of peak flowering.May 24 ARONIA PEAK FLOWERING DATEPI 545682 09ncaim1 PLNot Available
PHENOLOGYPEAK FRUIT RIPENING DATEDate of peak ripe fruit.10/9/2012 WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.ARONIA.2012PI 545682 12ncai01 SDNot Available