PI 690792 GRIN-Global

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal

Cultivar:

'Potomac'

Origin:

Developed – West Virginia, United States

Maintained:

National Clonal Germplasm Repository

Received by NPGS:

28 Dec 2018

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Plant

Life Form:

Tree

Life Habit:

Tree

Availability

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal

Cultivar:

'Potomac'

Origin:

Developed – West Virginia, United States

Maintained:

National Clonal Germplasm Repository

Received by NPGS:

28 Dec 2018

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Plant

Life Form:

Tree

Life Habit:

Tree

Source History

Developed

West Virginia, United States

Developer(s):

Peterson, R. Neal

Donated

December 2018.
Oregon, United States
Comment: Tree donated by Northwoods Nursery, Molalla, Oregon.
Donor(s):

Gilbert, Jim, Northwoods Nursery

Accession Names and Identifiers

'Potomac'

Type: Cultivar name

CASI 84

Type: Site identifier

Group: LOCAL

Corvallis local number

Narrative

Potomac. Developed by R. Neal Peterson as a seedling tree in the Blandy Experimental Farm. A sister variety to Susquehanna with even larger fruit. Originated from an orchard near the Potomac River. Fruit very fleshy, large, typically >12 oz. with about 4% seed by weight. Strong apical dominance leading to very upright tree.

Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal

Genus:

Asimina

Family:

Annonaceae

Nomen number:

4485

Place of publication:

Monog. Anonac. 83. 1817

Verified:

03/31/1994 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Annona triloba L.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	dog-banana	1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	Indian-banana	1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	pawpaw	1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English	pawpawtree	1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	asiminier	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Papau	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	asimina	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish	asimina	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Annotations

Agricultural Research Service

Details for: PI 690792, Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal, 'Potomac'