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Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. - Rosaceae
black chokeberry, Schwarze Apfelbeere, Schwarze Aronia

Deciduous shrub, native to eastern North America, cultivated in eastern Europe (Poland, Russia); leaves alternate, glossy elliptic to obovate, dark green, crenate, turning deep red in autumn; flowers white; fruit black.

„The common name of chokeberry is in reference to the tart and bitter taste of the fruits which are technically edible but so astringent as to cause choking in most of those who try. Fruits are sometimes used to make tasty jams and jellies.“ http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=j420

„The volatile constituents of black chokeberry were analysed by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. Concentrations of the 48 compounds identified were in general below their individual threshold values. The main compounds were benzaldehyde cyanohydrin, hydrocyanic acid and benzaldehyde. Among other benzene derivatives identified in the press juice were benzylalcohol, 2-phenylethanol, phenylacetaldehyde, salicylaldehyde, acetophenone, 2′-hydroxyacetophenone, 4′-methoxyacetophenone, phenol, 2-methoxyphenol and methyl benzoate.“
[Analysis of the volatile constituents of black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa Ell.). Journal of the science of food and agriculture. Hirvi, T., Honkanen, E., Vol.36(9), 1985, 808-810]