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Details for: MCAS 7,
Castanea mollissima
Blume, 'AU-Super'
Summary
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Castanea mollissima
Blume
Cultivar:
'AU-Super'
Origin:
Developed – Alabama, United States
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
2010
Improvement Status:
Genetic material
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
This is historical information about this accession. It no longer exists and can not be requested.
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Castanea mollissima
Blume
Cultivar:
'AU-Super'
Origin:
Developed – Alabama, United States
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
2010
Improvement Status:
Genetic material
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Developed
Alabama, United States
Comment:
Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Developer(s):
Miller, Greg, Empire Chestnut Company
Donated
2003.
Ohio, United States
Comment:
Greg Miller, Empire Chestnut Company, Carrollton, OH
Donor(s):
Miller, Greg, Empire Chestnut Company
Accession Names and Identifiers
'AU-Super'
Type: Cultivar name
MCAS 7
Type: Site identifier
Narrative
Castanea mollissima
Blume
Genus:
Castanea
Family:
Fagaceae
Subfamily:
Castaneoideae
Nomen number:
9442
Place of publication:
Mus. bot. 1:286. 1851
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50106974
Verified:
11/20/2009
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Castanea bungeana
Blume
Castanea formosana
(Hayata) Hayata
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
Chinese chestnut
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English
Chinese hairy chestnut
1
Duke, J. A.
1989. Handbook of Nuts CRC Press.
Chinese
ban li
板栗
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
French
châtaignier de Chine
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German
chinesische Kastanie
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Japanese Rōmaji
shinaguri
2
Ohwi, J.
1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Spanish
castaño chino
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
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Description:
C. mollissima selection
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Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
PHENOLOGY
Date of First Harvest
Average julian date of first harvest.
264
CHESTNUT.2010
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Nut Weight
Average nut weight measured in grams.
24.4
CHESTNUT.2010
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Yield
Average yield/tree in kilograms.
2
CHESTNUT.2010
Not Available