Details for: PI 266942, Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo var. cantalupo Ser., 'Blenheim Orange'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo var. cantalupo Ser.
Cultivar:
'Blenheim Orange'
Origin:
Developed – England, United Kingdom
Received by NPGS:
23 Jun 1960
PI Assigned:
1960
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Seed50 countPI 266942 09ncai01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo var. cantalupo Ser.
Cultivar:
'Blenheim Orange'
Origin:
Developed – England, United Kingdom
Received by NPGS:
23 Jun 1960
PI Assigned:
1960
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Developed
PRE 23 June 1960.
England, United Kingdom
Comment: Old British melon developed in the 1800s.
Donated
23 June 1960.
Japan

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Blenheim Orange'
Type: Cultivar name

Narrative
A British melon originating in the early 1880s.
Cucumis melo L. subspp. melo var. cantalupo Ser.
Genus:
Cucumis
Subgenus:
Cucumis
Section:
Cucumis
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:

464596
Place of publication:

Prodr. 3:300. 1828
Comment:
or Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group
Verified:
03/05/2012 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Cucumis melo L. (151 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo (171 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. agrestis Naudin (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. chate (Hasselq.) Sageret (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. chito (C. Morren) Naudin (1 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. conomon (Thunb.) Makino (3 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. dudaim (L.) Naudin (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. momordica (Roxb.) Duthie & J. B. Fuller (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. texanus Naudin (45 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo (3056 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo var. flexuosus (L.) Naudin (47 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo var. inodorus H. Jacq. (3 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. var. melo (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cucumis melo L. var. cantalupensis Naudin
Cucumis melo L. var. reticulatus Naudin

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcantaloupe as Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis1Munger, H. M. & R. W. Robinson. 1991. Nomenclature of Cucumis melo L. Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 14:43. Note: as Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis
EnglishCharentais melon as Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group1Lim, T. K. 2012. Edible medicinal and non-medicinal plants. Six volumes 201-203. Note: treats as Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group
Englishmuskmelon as Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis1Munger, H. M. & R. W. Robinson. 1991. Nomenclature of Cucumis melo L. Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 14:43. Note: as Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis
Englishnetted melon as Cucumis melo Reticulatus Group1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group
Englishnutmeg melon as Cucumis melo Reticulatus Group1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group
EnglishPersian melon as Cucumis melo Reticulatus Group1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group
English (Australia)rock melon as Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis2Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia Note: as Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis
Frenchmélon as Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis
GermanKantalupe as Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1340. Note: treats as Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group
GermanZuckermelone as Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis
Portuguesemelão as Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 05 Mar 2012, from Cucumis melo L. var. cantalupensis Naudin to Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo var. cantalupo Ser.
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Citations
  • Staub, J., V. Meglic & J. McCreight. 1998. Inheritance and Linkage Relationships of Melon (Cucumis melo L.) Isozymes. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 123(2):264-272. DOI: 10.21273/JASHS.123.2.264. Note: Table 1 Number of accessions cited: 401
Pedigree

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
DISEASEDOWNY MILDEWRESISTANCE TO DOWNY MILDEW CAUSED BY PSEUDOPERONOSPORA CUBENSIS9 - HIGH SUSCEPTIBILITY MELO.DOWNY.MILDEW.94PI 266942 87ncsi01 SDNot Available
DISEASEGUMMY STEM BLIGHTRESISTANCE TO GUMMY STEM BLIGHT6 - LESIONS > 20 MM WITH GIRDLING OF THE STEM.16MELO.GSB.NY.DIS.94.GHPI 266942 87ncsi01 SDNot Available
DISEASEGUMMY STEM BLIGHTRESISTANCE TO GUMMY STEM BLIGHT7 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = STEM WITHERED OR DEAD)14MELO.GSB.NY.DIS.93.GHPI 266942 87ncsi01 SDNot Available
DISEASEPOWDERY MILDEWRESISTANCE TO POWDERY MILDEW (SPHAEROTHECA FULIGINEA)9 - SUSCEPTIBLE S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
DISEASEVERTICILLIUM WILTResistance to wilt caused by Verticillium dahliae. Data supplied by C.B. Skotland, Washington State University. Prosser, WA.9 - SUSCEPTIBLE S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFLESH COLORMATURE FLESH COLOR4 - SALMON S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT DIAMETERFRUIT DIAMETER IN CENTIMETERS13 S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT LENGTHFRUIT LENGTH IN CENTIMETERS13 S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT SHAPEMATURE FRUIT SHAPE1 - ROUND S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT SURFACECHARACTER OF FRUIT SURFACE1 - SMOOTH S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
OTHERIMAGE/PICTURE1IMAGE PRESENT IN GRIN DATABASEFRUIT - Image of fruit. CUCUMIS.PHOTOGRAPH.FRUITPI 266942 87ncsi01 SDNot Available
OTHERIMAGE/PICTURE2IMAGE PRESENT IN GRIN DATABASEFRUIT - Image of fruit. CUCUMIS.PHOTOGRAPH.FRUITPI 266942 87ncsi01 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMATURITYRELATIVE TIME OF MATURATION5 - MIDSEASON (71-90 DAYS) S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT3.29 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEPI 266942 87ncsi01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT3.29 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEPI 266942 87ncsi51 SDNot Available