Aronia arbutifolia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Amygdaloideae
Tribus: Maleae
Subtribus: Malinae
Genus: Aronia
Species: Aronia arbutifolia
Name

Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers. (1806)
Synonyms

Basionym
Mespilus arbutifolia L., Sp. Pl. 1: 478. 1753.

Homotypic
Adenorachis arbutifolia (L.) Nieuwl., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 94. 1915.
Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1(6): 556 (-557). 1821, comb. superfl.
Aronia arbutifolia var. tomentosa Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1(6): 557. 1821, nom. illeg.
Azarolus arbutifolia (L.) Borkh., Theor. Prakt. Handb. Forstbot. 2: 1225. 1803.
Crataegus arbutifolia (L.) Lam. in Lam. & al., 1(1): 84. 1783.
Hahnia arbutifolia (L.) Medik., Geschich. 82 1793.
Mespilus arbutifolia var. erythrocarpa Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 292. 1803, nom. illeg.
Pyrus arbutifolia (L.) L.f., Suppl. Pl. 256. 1782.
Pyrus arbutifolia var. arbutifolia (L.) Cronquist, nom. inadmiss.
Pyrus arbutifolia var. erythrocarpa Torr., Rep. Bot. Dept. Surv. New York Assemb. 50: 135. 1839, nom. illeg.
Sorbus arbutifolia (L.) Heynh., Nomencl. Bot. Hort. 2: 772. 1841.

Heterotypic
Aronia arbutifolia f. glabra (Elliott) Uttal, Sida 10: 199. 1984.
Aronia arbutifolia f. macrophylla (Hook.) Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 2: 43. 1920 [1].
Aronia arbutifolia var. brilliantissima hort.
Aronia arbutifolia var. glabra Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1(6): 557. 1821.
Aronia depressa (Lindl.) Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. (Spach) 2: 90. 1834.
Aronia pubens Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. (Spach) 2: 90. 1834.
Aronia pumila (Neumann) M.Roem., Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3(Rosifl.): 161. 1847.
Aronia pyrifolia Lam. in Lam. & al. Encycl. 1(1): 83. 1783.
Crataegus pyrifolia Lam. in Lam. & al. Encycl. 1(1): 84. 1783.
Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) K.R.Robertson & J.B.Phipps, Syst. Bot. 16: 391. 1991.
Pyrus arbutifolia var. glabra (Elliott) Cronquist, Castanea 14: 101. 1949.
Pyrus arbutifolia var. macrophylla Hook., Comp. Bot. Mag. 1: 25. 1835.
Pyrus arbutifolia var. oblongifolia Farwell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 10: 215. 1927.
Pyrus depressa Lindl., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 7: 230. 1828.
Pyrus prunifolia Steud., Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 2: 424. nom. inval. non Willd. (1794).
Sorbus arbutifolia (L.) Heynh., Nomencl. Bot. Hort. 2: 772. 1841 .
Sorbus arbutifolia var. depressa (Lindl.) C.K.Schneid., Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 698. 1906.
Sorbus depressa (Lindl.) Heynh., Nomencl. Bot. Hort. 2: 772. 1841.

Hybrids

A. × prunifolia – × Sorbaronia alpina - × Sorbaronia arsenii - × Sorbaronia hybrida - × Sorbaronia jackii - × Sorbaronia monstrosa
References

Canada's Plant Hardiness Site 2013: Aronia arbutifolia. Canadian Forest Service. Natural Resources Canada. Accessed: 2013 Apr 05.
Persoon, C.H. 1806: Syn. Pl. 2 (1): 39.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [2]
Wunderlin, R.P. & Hansen, B.F. 2008. Aronia arbutifolia in Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Apr 05.

Vernacular names
suomi: Puna-aronia

Aronia arbutifolia, called the red chokeberry,[2][3] is a North American species of shrubs in the rose family. It is native to eastern Canada and to the eastern and central United States, from eastern Texas to Nova Scotia inland to Ontario, Ohio, Kentucky, and Oklahoma.[4]

Aronia arbutifolia is a branching shrub forming clumps by means of stems forming from the roots. Flowers are white or pink, producing black or bright red fruits. The fruits, whose ill taste inspired the common name, are bitterly acidic (though edible) when eaten raw,[5][6] but are high in pectin and can be used to make delicious thick jams and jellies.[7][8]

It is a popular landscaping plant.[9]
References

The Plant List, Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers.
NRCS. "Aronia arbutifolia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
Flora of North America, Aronia arbutifolia (Linnaeus) Persoon, Red chokeberry
"Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima' - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
"Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima' (Red Chokeberry)". Gardenia.net. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
"Aronia arbutifolia (Chokeberry, Red Chokeberry) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox". plants.ces.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
"Red Chokeberry". Tn Nursery. Retrieved 2022-01-14.