Details for: Ames 33746, Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott, UC 110a


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott
Top Name:
UC 110a
Origin:
Collected – Tennessee, United States
Received by NPGS:
14 Sep 2016
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Plant
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Leaves0.05 gramAmes 33746 21ncaic1 LV
Seed0 countAmes 33746 23ncai01 SD
 
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FRUIT

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott
Top Name:
UC 110a
Origin:
Collected – Tennessee, United States
Received by NPGS:
14 Sep 2016
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Plant
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Source History
Collected
01 October 2009.
Tennessee, United States
Locality: Near Newcomb, Campbell County
Coordinates: 36.5375, -84.1558 (Map it)
Elevation: 541m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Very dry, exposed rock spine with primarily organic soil and plants growing in cracks and pockets. Growing in association with Pinus virginiana, Quercus, Vaccinium, Gaylussacia, Castanea, Amelanchier, Magnolia ashei, Magnolia tripetala, Oxydendrum, Nyssa, Liquidambar styraciflua.
Number of plants sampled: 1

Collector(s):
Donated
14 September 2016.
Connecticut, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Group(s)
Group name: Late Blooming Aronia
Note: These are accessions of Aronia melanocarpa that consistently bloom approximately 2 weeks later than typical forms of the species. Genetic analysis of a subset of these accessions indicates that they are genetically unique and may warrant taxonomic recognition (Brand et al. 2022).
To search for accessions in this group, click the following link. Late Blooming Aronia

Accession Names and Identifiers
UC 110a
Type: Donor identifier
Brand, Mark H. University of Connecticut

Ames 33746
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
This accession has been confirmed to represent the "southern form" of A. melanocarpa, potentially a new Aronia species. This southern form was originally discovered by Brand et al. 2022 (Ploidy, genetic diversity and speciation of the genus Aronia) and is known for having glabrous stems and leaves and a distinct phyllotaxy than other Aronia species. In addition, plants tend to bloom approximately two weeks later than all other Aronia taxonomic groups and the inflorescences/infructescences are more spreading and extended due to longer peduncles and pedicels within the cyme. Fruit maturity tends to occur 2 to 4 weeks later than tetraploid A. melanocarpa and 4 to 6 weeks later than diploid A. melanocarpa. Phenolic levels are much higher in comparison to other A. melanocarpa accessions (Brand et al., 2017 - Anthocyanins, total phenolics, ORAC and moisture content of wild and cultivated dark-fruited Aronia species.)
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.14.7 ARONIA FRUIT SOLUBLE SOLIDSAmes 33746 24ncai01 SDNot Available
COMMENTECOREGIONOmernik Level III Ecoregion where germplasm was collected in nature.Central Appalachians - Central Appalachians OMERNIK LEVEL III ECOREGION Not Available
COMMENTUSDA Cold Hardiness ZoneUSDA Cold Hardiness Zone in which the germplasm was originally collected in nature.6b 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.10.551116ARONIA FRUIT DIAMETERAmes 33746 22ncai01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPLANT HEIGHT - 5 YRSHeight of plant measured in meters on 5-year old field grown plants.0.4845ARONIA PLANT HEIGHT - 5 YRSAmes 33746 16ncaoc1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPLANT WIDTH - 5 YRSWidth of plant measured in meters on 5-year old field grown plants.0.6885ARONIA PLANT WIDTH - 5 YRSAmes 33746 16ncaoc1 PLNot Available