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Details for: PI 665826,
Mespilus germanica
L., M. germanica ARM-02-126 - Dilijan
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Mespilus germanica
L.
Top Name:
M. germanica ARM-02-126 - Dilijan
Origin:
Collected – Armenia
Maintained:
National Clonal Germplasm Repository
Received by NPGS:
11 Oct 2002
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Mespilus germanica
L.
Top Name:
M. germanica ARM-02-126 - Dilijan
Origin:
Collected – Armenia
Maintained:
National Clonal Germplasm Repository
Received by NPGS:
11 Oct 2002
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Collected
07 September 2002.
Armenia
Locality:
Dilijan National Park, Tavush province.
Coordinates:
40.7008, 45.0533
(Map it)
Elevation:
1121m.
Georeference protocol:
Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat:
Wild Habitat
Environment description:
On edge of mature forest in stream valley with Carpinus betulus, Tilia cordata and Salix spp.
Comment:
Tree, small multi-stemmed, broader than tall, 6 m. Fruit- green flushed with red. After frost, tannins are reduced and fruit becomes edible.
Collector(s):
Charchoglian, Ashot A., National Academie of Sciences
Humbaryan, Pavel, Armenia Institute of Botany
Meyer, Paul, The University of Pennsylvania
Movsisyan, Gagik
Paityan, Yura, Armenia Institute of Botany
Postman, Joseph, USDA-ARS
Whittemore, Alan, U.S. National Arboretum
Donated
11 October 2002.
Oregon, United States
Donor(s):
Postman, Joseph, USDA-ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
M. germanica ARM-02-126 - Dilijan
Type: Site identifier
Group: SPECIES
accession preserved for genes
ARM-02-126
Type: Collector identifier
Group: OTHERNUM
other identifier
Meyer, Paul The University of Pennsylvania
CMES 36
Type: Site identifier
Group: LOCAL
Corvallis local number
Narrative
Mespilus germanica
L.
Genus:
Mespilus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Nomen number:
24182
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:478. 1753
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
11/06/1985
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Pyrus germanica
(L.) Hook. f.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
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Citation
English
medlar
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
French
néflier
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German
deutsche Mispel
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German
Mispel
2
Reichel, S.
1998. pers. comm.
Note:
re. German common names
German
Mispelbaum
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese
nespereira
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
níspero común
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
níspero europeo
2
Burkart, A. E., ed.
1969-. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios.
Swedish
mispel
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Description:
Collected from the wild in Armenia.
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