Details for: Ames 34423, Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott, UC 031


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott
Top Name:
UC 031
Origin:
Collected – Connecticut, United States
Received by NPGS:
25 Apr 2019
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Plant
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Cutting5 cuttingsAmes 34423 19ncaoc1 PL
Leaves0.05 gramAmes 34423 21ncaic1 LV
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FRUIT

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott
Top Name:
UC 031
Origin:
Collected – Connecticut, United States
Received by NPGS:
25 Apr 2019
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Plant
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Source History
Collected
2008.
Connecticut, United States
Locality: Northwest Park located approximately 4.80 miles northwest of Windsor, Hartford County
Coordinates: 41.8992, -72.7122 (Map it)
Elevation: 51m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Edge of vernal pool. Densely shaded area with little vegetation.
Number of plants sampled: 1
Associated species: Cephalanthus occidentalis and Clethra alnifolia
Comment: Collection made in 2008.
Collector(s):
Donated
25 April 2019.
Connecticut, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
UC 031
Type: Donor identifier
Brand, Mark H. University of Connecticut

Ames 34423
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
The largest fruited Aronia among the wild collected accessions, that have been cultivated at NCRPIS. Flavor is above average despite an approximately average soluble solids content.
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)
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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
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.18.9 ARONIA FRUIT SOLUBLE SOLIDSAmes 34423 19ncaoc1 PL
COMMENTECOREGIONOmernik Level III Ecoregion where germplasm was collected in nature.Northeast Coastal Zone - Northeastern Coastal Zone OMERNIK LEVEL III ECOREGION Not Available
COMMENTUSDA Cold Hardiness ZoneUSDA Cold Hardiness Zone in which the germplasm was originally collected in nature.6a USDA COLD HARDINESS ZONE Not 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.12.797510ARONIA FRUIT DIAMETERAmes 34423 19ncaoc1 PL
MORPHOLOGYPLANT HEIGHT - 3 YRSHeight of plant measured in meters on 3-year old field grown plants.0.677147ARONIA PLANT HEIGHT - 3 YRSAmes 34423 19ncaoc1 PL
MORPHOLOGYPLANT WIDTH - 3 YRSWidth of plant measured in meters on 3-year old field grown plants.1.008577ARONIA PLANT WIDTH - 3 YRSAmes 34423 19ncaoc1 PL