Amelanchier alnifolia
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64403fe6f079b424946516 |
| Scientific name | Amelanchier alnifolia |
| Authority | Nutt. |
| First published in | Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 147 (1847) |
Description Top
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The city's name is derived from the Cree word misâskwatômina (saskatoonberry), which refers to the sweet, violet-coloured berry that grows in the area. The city's coat of arms also features three saskatoon berry bushes.
In conclusion, Amelanchier alnifolia, also known as the saskatoon berry, is a deciduous shrub or small tree native to North America. It grows to a height of 1-8 meters and has oval leaves with toothed margins. The flowers are white and appear in short racemes from April to July. The fruit is a small purple pome, similar in composition to blueberries, and is high in polyphenols and flavonols. There are three varieties of A. alnifolia, each found in different regions of North America. The name saskatoon comes from the Cree word for the berry, and the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan is named after it. The berry has been traditionally used by Indigenous peoples for food and is now popular in pies, jams, and other foods. It is also a larval host for several butterfly species.
In conclusion, Amelanchier alnifolia, also known as the saskatoon berry, is a deciduous shrub or small tree native to North America. It grows to a height of 1-8 meters and has oval leaves with toothed margins. The flowers are white and appear in short racemes from April to July. The fruit is a small purple pome, similar in composition to blueberries, and is high in polyphenols and flavonols. There are three varieties of A. alnifolia, each found in different regions of North America. The name saskatoon comes from the Cree word for the berry, and the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan is named after it. The berry has been traditionally used by Indigenous peoples for food and is now popular in pies, jams, and other foods. It is also a larval host for several butterfly species.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Aronia alnifolia | Nutt. | Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 306 (1818) |
| Amelanchier alnifolia var. typica | C.K.Schneid. | Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 739 (1906) |
| Amelanchier canadensis var. alnifolia | (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray | Fl. N. Amer. 1: 473 (1840) |
| Amelanchier sanguinea var. alnifolia | (Nutt.) P.Landry | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 122: 249 (1975) |
| Amelanchier carrii | Rydb. | Brittonia 1: 89 (1931) |
| Amelanchier leptodendron | Lunell | Amer. Midl. Naturalist 1918, v. 237,. |
| Amelanchier macrocarpa | Lunell | Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 143 (1913) |
| Amelanchier subintegra | Greene | Pittonia 5: 109 (1903) |
| Amelanchier siskiyouensis | C.K.Schneid. | Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 735 (1906) |
| Amelanchier montana | hort. | ex Handl. Trees Kew Pt. i. [Polypet.] (1894) 217. |
| Amelanchier parvifolia | hort. | ex Handl. Trees Kew Pt. i. [Polypet.] (1894) 217. |
| Pyrus alnifolia | Lindl. | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: 98 (1821) |
| Amelanchier cuneata | Piper | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 27: 392 (1900) |
| Amelanchier glabra | Greene | Fl. Francisc. : 52 (1891) |
| Amelanchier polycarpa | Greene | Pittonia 4: 127 (1900) |
| Amelanchier diversifolia var. alnifolia | (Nutt.) Torr. | Rep. Exped. Rocky Mts. 1842: 89. 1845 |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | saskatoon serviceberry |
| English | saskatoon |
| English | cusick's serviceberry |
| English | western juneberry |
| English | saskatoon berry |
| English | pacific serviceberry |
| English | alder-leaf shadbush |
| English | serviceberry |
Varieties (abbr. var.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
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| Amelanchier alnifolia var. semi-integrifolia | (Hook.) C.L.Hitchc. | Vasc. Pl. Pacific NorthW. 3: 94 (1961) |
| Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia | (Hook.) C.L.Hitchc. | Vasc. Pl. Pacific NorthW. 3: 94 (1961) |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
No distribution data was extracted from POWO/KEW yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
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| World Flora Online | wfo-0001009073 |
| UNII | 61CW49RUGT |
| Canadensys | 8617 |
| USDA Plants | AMAL2 |
| Tropicos | 27800027 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:721172-1 |
| The Plant List | rjp-4731 |
| PaleoBotany | 95366 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 833565 |
| Observations.org | 114380 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 32219 |
| Nature Serve | 2.128031 |
| IUCN Red List | 135957919 |
| IPNI | 30005905-2 |
| iNaturalist | 75415 |
| GBIF | 3023905 |
| Freebase | /m/02w97v |
| FEIS | plants/shrub/amealn |
| EPPO | AMEAL |
| EOL | 411731 |
| Elurikkus | 2734 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 8419 |
| USDA GRIN | 2870 |
| Wikipedia | Amelanchier_alnifolia |
| Plantarium | 45761 |
| PFAF | Amelanchier alnifolia |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Scientific Literature Top
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| New Understanding of Meta-Topolin Riboside Metabolism in Micropropagated Woody Plants | Grira M, Prinsen E, Werbrouck S | Plants (Basel) | 06-May-2024 |
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| Commodity risk assessment of Tilia cordata and Tilia platyphyllos plants from the UK | Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Streissl F, Gonthier P | EFSA J | 03-May-2024 |
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| Fecal DNA metabarcoding helps characterize the Canada jay’s diet and confirms its reliance on stored food for winter survival and breeding | Sutton AO, Strickland D, Lachapelle J, Young RG, Hanner R, Brunton DF, Skevington JH, Freeman NE, Norris DR | PLoS One | 24-Apr-2024 |
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| Insights into the molecular phylogeny and morphology of three novel Dothiora species, along with a worldwide checklist of Dothiora | Senwanna C, Hongsanan S, Khuna S, Kumla J, Yarasheva M, Gafforov Y, Abdurazakov A, Suwannarach N | Front Cell Infect Microbiol | 19-Apr-2024 |
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| Commodity risk assessment of plants of 12 selected Prunus species from Moldova | Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Zappalà L, Di Serio F, Gómez P, Urek G, Lucchi A, Carluccio AV, Chiumenti M, Fanelli E, Bernardo U, Marzachì C, Bubici G, Dimitropoulou S, Correia CD, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Kaczmarek A, Yuen J | EFSA J | 12-Mar-2024 |
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| Blueberry Pruning Wastes: From an Undervalued Agricultural Residue to a Safe and Valuable Source of Antioxidant Compounds for the Food Industry | Dorosh O, Fernandes VC, Delerue-Matos C, Moreira MM | Foods | 19-Jan-2024 |
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| Commodity risk assessment of Corylus avellana plants from the UK | Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Civera AV, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Streissl F, Gonthier P | EFSA J | 12-Jan-2024 |
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| Plant macrofossil data for 48-0 ka in the USGS North American Packrat Midden Database, version 5.0 | Strickland LE, Thompson RS, Shafer SL, Bartlein PJ, Pelltier RT, Anderson KH, Schumann RR, McFadden AK | Sci Data | 12-Jan-2024 |
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| Aversive conditioning increases short-term wariness but does not change habitat use in black bears associated with conflict | Homstol L, Raymond S, Edwards C, Hamilton AN, St. Clair CC | PLoS One | 02-Jan-2024 |
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| Foraging Wild Edibles: Dietary Diversity in Expanded Food Systems | Bellows AC, Raj S, Pitstick E, Potteiger MR, Diemont SA | Nutrients | 31-Oct-2023 |
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| Effect of Phenolics from Aeonium arboreum on Alpha Glucosidase, Pancreatic Lipase, and Oxidative Stress; a Bio-Guided Approach | Alfeqy MM, El-Hawary SS, El-Halawany AM, Rabeh MA, Alshehri SA, Serry AM, Fahmy HA, Ezzat MI | Pharmaceutics | 27-Oct-2023 |
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| Armillaria altimontana in North America: Biology and Ecology | Kim MS, Hanna JW, McDonald GI, Klopfenstein NB | J Fungi (Basel) | 04-Sep-2023 |
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| New Plants, New Resources, New Knowledge: Early Introductions of Exotic Plants to Indigenous Territories in Northwestern North America | Turner NJ | Plants (Basel) | 28-Aug-2023 |
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| Anti-Diabetic Potential of Polyphenol-Rich Fruits from the Maleae Tribe—A Review of In Vitro and In Vivo Animal and Human Trials | Rutkowska M, Olszewska MA | Nutrients | 28-Aug-2023 |
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| The Possibility of Using Fruit-Bearing Plants of Temperate Climate in the Treatment and Prevention of Diabetes | Łysiak GP, Szot I | Life (Basel) | 23-Aug-2023 |
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Pregnane steroids / Gluco/mineralocorticoids, progestogins and derivatives | |||||
| [(3R,5S,8S,9S,10S,11R,13R,14S,17R)-17-ethenyl-3-hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-11-yl] acetate | 25180961 | Click to see CC(=O)OC1CC2(C(CCC2C3C1C4(CCC(CC4CC3)O)C)C=C)C | 360.50 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00579660 https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1365-2621.1986.TB13100.X |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Cyclitols and derivatives / Quinic acids and derivatives | |||||
| Chlorogenic Acid | 1794427 | Click to see C1C(C(C(CC1(C(=O)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)O)O)O | 354.31 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1365-2621.1986.TB13100.X |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Anthocyanins / Anthocyanidin-3-O-glycosides | |||||
| (2S,5R)-2-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxychromenylium-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 44256700 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=[O+]C3=CC(=CC(=C3C=C2OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O | 449.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1365-2621.1986.TB13100.X |
| (2S,5S)-2-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxychromenylium-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 44256715 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=[O+]C3=CC(=CC(=C3C=C2OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O | 449.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1365-2621.1986.TB13100.X |
| Cyanidin 3-O-xyloside | 87948385 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=[O+]C3=CC(=CC(=C3C=C2OC4C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O | 419.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1365-2621.1986.TB13100.X |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides | |||||
| 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one | 5378597 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O | 464.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00577214 |
| Rutin | 5280805 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O | 610.50 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00577214 https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1365-2621.1986.TB13100.X |
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