Details for: PI 133578, Prunus domestica L., 'Kirkes plum'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Prunus domestica L.
Cultivar:
'Kirkes plum'
Origin:
Collected – Australia
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
25 Jul 1939
PI Assigned:
1939
Form Received:
Seed
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:
Prunus domestica L.
Cultivar:
'Kirkes plum'
Origin:
Collected – Australia
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
25 Jul 1939
PI Assigned:
1939
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Collected

Australia

Donated
25 July 1939.
Victoria, Australia

Donor(s):
NEAR 20 April 1982.
Montana, United States
Comment: Donated to NCGR-Davis. Rootstock: Myroblen Plum. Date grafted: April 20, 1982.
NEAR 31 July 1987.
Montana, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Kirkes plum'
Type: Cultivar name

Kirks
Type: Unverified name

DPRU 348
Type: Site identifier

Kirk's
Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative
Type = Plum. Per The American Fruit Culturist (see citation): "Size medium, round, suture small; skin dark purple, bloom thin, blue; stalk three-fourths of an inch long, cavity slight; flesh greenish-yellow, firm, rich, free from the flat, broad stone. Season medium. Shoots smooth. Resembles the Purple Gage externally. Often spurious. English."
Prunus domestica L.
Genus:
Prunus
Subgenus:
Prunus
Section:
Prunus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Amygdaleae
Nomen number:

29888
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:475. 1753
Verified:
04/07/2011 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Prunus domestica L. subsp. domestica (9 active accession[s])
Prunus domestica L. subsp. insititia (L.) C. K. Schneid. (14 active accession[s])
Prunus domestica L. subsp. italica (Borkh.) Gams ex Hegi (0 active accession[s])
Prunus domestica L. subsp. syriaca (Borkh.) Janch. ex Mansf. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishwild plum  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Portuguese (Brazil)ameixa-comum  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)ameixa-européia  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)ameixa-preta  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)ameixa-roxa  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)ameixa-vermela  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Swedishplommon  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chineseou zhou li  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 26 May 1992, from Prunus domestica L. to Prunus domestica L. subsp. domestica
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 08 Oct 1998, from Prunus domestica L. subsp. domestica to Prunus domestica L.
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Citations
  • Thomas. The American Fruit Culturist. 558. Number of accessions cited: 23
Pedigree

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
COMMENTFlavor NotesNotes on impression of fruit flavorLow Sugar PLUM.CHAR.WEO.97DPRU 348 0000B PLNot Available
FLWR-FRUITFruit ShapeTypical shape of ripe fruit from frontal view2 - Rounded (California Blue, Shiro) PLUM.CHAR.WEO.97DPRU 348 0000B PLNot Available
FLWR-FRUITFruit SizeRelative size of fruit7 - Large (71-80g) (Oneida, Late S. Rosa) PLUM.CHAR.WEO.97DPRU 348 0000B PLNot Available
FLWR-FRUITShowiness of FlowersAppearance of flowers, comparing size of petals to that of stamen, and decorativeness of coronaShowy to semi-showy PLUM.CHAR.WEO.02DPRU 348 0000B PLNot Available
FLWR-FRUITSize of FlowersTypical size of floral blossoms.5 PLUM.CHAR.WEO.02DPRU 348 0000B PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFlowers per BudObserved number of flowers emerging from single bud1 to 2 PLUM.CHAR.WEO.02DPRU 348 0000B PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSepal ColorPredominant color of mature sepalsGreen PLUM.CHAR.WEO.02DPRU 348 0000B PLNot Available
PHENOLOGYDate of RipenessDate first fruit ripens7/25/2001 PLUM.CHAR.WEO.01DPRU 348 0000B PLNot Available
PHENOLOGYLeaf EmergenceComparative timing of leaf emergence and bloomAfter bloom PLUM.CHAR.WEO.02DPRU 348 0000B PLNot Available