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Details for: PI 236468,
Cucumis dipsaceus
Ehrenb. ex Spach
Summary
Passport
Taxonomy
Other
Pedigree
IPR
Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis dipsaceus
Ehrenb. ex Spach
Origin:
Collected – Shewa, Ethiopia
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
14 Jan 1957
PI Assigned:
1957
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
165
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Seed
50 count
PI 236468 62ncai01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis dipsaceus
Ehrenb. ex Spach
Origin:
Collected – Shewa, Ethiopia
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
14 Jan 1957
PI Assigned:
1957
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
1950.
Shewa, Ethiopia
Locality:
Market, Addis Ababa
Collector(s):
Archer, William Andrew, USDA-ARS
Donated
14 January 1957.
Iowa, United States
Donor(s):
USDA ARS NCRPIS
Accession Names and Identifiers
Narrative
Received as component of PI 193490 (Citrullus vulgaris) with fuzzy fruit tentatively identified as Cucumis sp.; re-id to C. dipsaceus per QS29 CR105, 12/1967. Third component assigned PI 233646 and re-id to C. anguria. Maintain only one PI and as C. sp. mix?
Cucumis dipsaceus
Ehrenb. ex Spach
Genus:
Cucumis
Subgenus:
Cucumis
Section:
Aculeatosi
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
12552
Place of publication:
Hist. nat. vég. 6:211. 1838
Verified:
05/10/1995
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
hedgehog cucumber
1
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds.
1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
English
hedgehog gourd
1
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada 342.
English
teasel gourd
1
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada 342.
German
Igel-Gurke
2
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1340.
Spanish
pepino diablito
2
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds.
1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Name
References
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Pathogens
Vouchers
Citations
MacCarter, L. & D. Habeck.
1974. Melon Aphid Resistance in
Cucumis
Spp. Florida Entomol. 57(2):185-204.
DOI:
10.2307/3493486
.
Number of accessions cited:
55
Staub, J. E.
1986.
Malate Dehydrogenase Variation in African
Cucumis
species: A Testable Genetic Hypothesis
. Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 9:18-23.
Note:
Table
Number of accessions cited:
35
Staub, J.E. & M.J. Palmer.
1987.
Resistance to Downy Mildew [
Pseudoperonospora cubensis
(Berk. & Curt.) Rostow.] and Scab (Spot Rot) [
Cladosporium cucumerinum
Ellis & Arthur] in
Cucumis
spp.
Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 10:21-23.
Note:
Table 1.
Number of accessions cited:
51
Pedigree
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
DISEASE
POWDERY MILDEW
Powdery Mildew (Erysiphe chichoracearum dc) - ranges in degree of infection within an accession.
1 - VERY SLIGHT INFECTION
CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL
Not Available
DISEASE
POWDERY MILDEW
Powdery Mildew (Erysiphe chichoracearum dc) - ranges in degree of infection within an accession.
4 - SEVERE INFECTION
CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL
Not Available
FLWR-FRUIT
MAXIMUM FRUIT LENGTH
Maximum fruit length in centimeters.
7
CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL
Not Available
FLWR-FRUIT
MAXIMUM FRUIT WIDTH
Maximum fruit width in centimeters.
4
CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL
Not Available
FLWR-FRUIT
FRUIT SKIN TEXTURE
Surface texture of fruit (Combinations permitted). With GRIN3, one may need to enter multiple records (?).
3 - WARTS - MEDIUM
CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL
Not Available
FLWR-FRUIT
FRUIT SHAPE
Fruit shape (Combinations perimitted). With GRIN3, one may need to enter multiple records (?).
OV - OVATE
CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL
Not Available
FLWR-FRUIT
MATURE COLOR
Color of fruit at maturity (Combinations Allowed - within 10 characters). With GRIN3, one may need to enter multiple records (?).
GN - GREEN
CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL
Not Available
FLWR-FRUIT
FRUIT SPINE COLOR
Spine color (Combinations allowed). With GRIN3, one may need to enter multiple records (?).
GN - GREEN
CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL
Not Available
GROWTH
MAXIMUM PLANT VIGOR
Maximum plant vigor.
1 - GOOD
CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL
Not Available
GROWTH
MINIMUM PLANT VIGOR
Minimum plant vigor.
1 - GOOD
CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL
Not Available
PRODUCTION
100 SEED WEIGHT
100 SEED WEIGHT
0.36
NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLE
PI 236468 67ncai01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
100 SEED WEIGHT
100 SEED WEIGHT
0.46
NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLE
PI 236468 62ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION
100 SEED WEIGHT
100 SEED WEIGHT
0.5
NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLE
PI 236468 87ncsi01 SD
Not Available