Details for: Ames 36068, Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott, Ames 36068


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott
Top Name:
Ames 36068
Origin:
Collected – Connecticut, United States
Received by NPGS:
14 Sep 2016
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Life Sex:
Perfect
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Leaves0.05 gramAmes 36068 21ncaic1 LV
Leaves0.05 gramAmes 36068 21ncaic2 LV
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott
Top Name:
Ames 36068
Origin:
Collected – Connecticut, United States
Received by NPGS:
14 Sep 2016
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Life Sex:
Perfect
Source History
Collected
August 2008.
Connecticut, United States
Locality: Collected from three areas of Tolland and New London Counties (one plant from each site).
Coordinates: 41.8822, -72.2675 (Map it)
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Wood's edge along roadside (Ames 33738: UC015); Wetland under powerline (Ames 33740: UC059); edge of bog (Ames 36067: UC035).
Number of plants sampled: 3
Associated species: Thuja occidentalis, Picea mariana, Chamaedaphne sp., Ilex verticilata, Rhododenron sp., Asclepias incarnata, Phragmites sp., and Viburnum dentatum
Comment: Coordinates provided refer to the central collection site. Coordinates for each site may be provided upon request.
Collector(s):
Donated
30 June 2022.
Connecticut, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Ames 36068
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

UC035
Type: Institute identifier
Brand, Mark H. University of Connecticut

Willington Bog railroad
Type: Collector identifier
Connolly, Bryan University of Connecticut

UC 015
Type: Donor identifier
Brand, Mark H. University of Connecticut

UC 059
Type: Donor identifier
Brand, Mark H. University of Connecticut

Ames 33738
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Ames 33740
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Ames 36067
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
This accession represents genetics sampled from three areas originally collected as Ames 33738, Ames 33740, and Ames 36067. These three diploid clonal accessions were combined in order to execute a successful seed increase requiring cross pollination by other diploid genotypes.
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., B. A. Connolly, L. H. Levine, J. T. Richards, S. M. Shine, & L. E. Spencer. 2017. Anthocyanins, total phenolics, ORAC and moisture content of wild and cultivated dark-fruited Aronia species. Sci. Hort. 224:332-342. DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2017.06.021. Number of accessions cited: 27
  • 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.19.4 ARONIA FRUIT SOLUBLE SOLIDSAmes 36068 16ncaoc2 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT DIAMETERDiameter of fruit (measured in mm) obtained at harvest. Random sample of 30, intact fruits from a single specimen or a population.9.9516510ARONIA FRUIT DIAMETERAmes 36068 16ncaoc2 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPLANT HEIGHT - 5 YRSHeight of plant measured in meters on 5-year old field grown plants.1.047147ARONIA PLANT HEIGHT - 5 YRSAmes 36068 16ncaoc2 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPLANT HEIGHT - 5 YRSHeight of plant measured in meters on 5-year old field grown plants.1.431437ARONIA PLANT HEIGHT - 5 YRSAmes 36068 16ncaoc1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPLANT WIDTH - 5 YRSWidth of plant measured in meters on 5-year old field grown plants.1.322867ARONIA PLANT WIDTH - 5 YRSAmes 36068 16ncaoc2 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPLANT WIDTH - 5 YRSWidth of plant measured in meters on 5-year old field grown plants.1.558577ARONIA PLANT WIDTH - 5 YRSAmes 36068 16ncaoc1 PLNot Available