Aronia melanocarpa

Aronia melanocarpa (Michaux) Elliott is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2014.

Hybrid parent of

Aronia ×prunifolia (Marshall) Rehder.

Vernacular names

• aronie à fruits noirs Meades et al., 2000
• aronia gueules-noires Lamoureux, 2002
• aronia noir Marie-Victorin, 1995
• aronie à fruit noir Darbyshire et al., 2000
• gueules noires Marie-Victorin, 1995

• black chokeberry Darbyshire et al., 2000

Synonyms

• Aronia nigra (Willdenow) Koehne FNA Ed. Comm., 2014
• Mespilus arbutifolia var. melanocarpa Michaux FNA Ed. Comm., 2014
• Photinia melanocarpa (Michaux) K.R. Robertson & J.B. Phipps FNA Ed. Comm., 2014
• Pyrus arbutifolia var. melanocarpa (Michaux) Hooker TROPICOS
• Pyrus arbutifolia var. nigra Willdenow FNA Ed. Comm., 2014
• Pyrus melanocarpa (Michaux) Willdenow FNA Ed. Comm., 2014
• Sorbus melanocarpa (Michaux) Heynhold FNA Ed. Comm., 2014

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Rosanae
Order	Rosales
Family	Rosaceae
Subfamily	Amygdaloideae
Tribe	Maleae
Genus	Aronia
Species	Aronia melanocarpa

Habit

Shrub