× Sorbaronia fallax, synonyms including × Sorbaronia mitschurinii and Aronia × mitschurinii, is an artificial hybrid between Aronia melanocarpa and Sorbus aucuparia.[1][2] Before genetic testing, it was thought to be a hybrid among cultivars of Aronia melanocarpa, common ones including 'Viking' and 'Nero'.[3][4] It has been suggested that × Sorbaronia fallax is the product of Russian pomologist Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin's early 20th-century experiments in wide hybridizations.[4]
| × Sorbaronia fallax | |
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| Young fruit of cultivar 'Viking' | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | × Sorbaronia |
| Species: | × S. fallax
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| Binomial name | |
| × Sorbaronia fallax (C.K.Schneid.) C.K.Schneid.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
editThis species is more robust than wild populations of Aronia melanocarpa; the leaves are broader, and the fruits larger.[3][2] It is tetraploid[2] and self-fertile.[5]
Uses
edit× Sorbaronia fallax has historically seen extensive cultivation in the former Soviet Union[6] as its large fruits are suitable for juice, wine, and jam-making, and because they are self-fertile, requiring only one plant to produce fruit.[5]
Like Aronia species, the fruit is used as a flavoring or colorant for beverages or yogurts.[5] Juice from the ripe berries is astringent, sweet (with high sugar content), sour (low pH), and contains vitamin C.[citation needed] In addition to juice, the fruit can be baked into soft breads.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "× Sorbaronia fallax (C.K.Schneid.) C.K.Schneid." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ a b c Leonard, P.L.; M.H Brand; B.A. Connolly & S.G. Obae (2013). "Investigations into the origin of Aronia mitschurinii using amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis". HortScience. 48 (5): 520–524.
- ^ a b Skvortsov, A.K. & Yu.K. Maitulina (1982). "On distinctions of cultivated black-fruited Aronia from its wild ancestors". Bulletin of the Central Botanical Garden, AN SSSR. 126. Translated by Irina Kadis: 35–40.
- ^ a b Skvortsov, A.K., Yu.K. Maitulina, and Y.N. Gorbunov. 1983. Cultivated black-fruited Aronia: Place, time, and probable mechanism of formation. Bull. MOIP. Otd. Biol. 88:88-96 translation by Irina Kadis
- ^ a b c d Steven A. McKay (March 17, 2004). "Demand increasing for aronia and elderberry in North America" (PDF). New York Berry News. Vol. 3, no. 11.
- ^ Kask, K. (1987). "Large-fruited black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)". Fruit Varieties Journal. pp. 47–47.
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