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Details for: PI 273648,
Cucumis ficifolius
A. Rich., 1895
Summary
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Taxonomy
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Pedigree
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis ficifolius
A. Rich.
Top Name:
1895
Origin:
Collected – Ethiopia
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
04 Apr 1961
PI Assigned:
1961
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
169
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format
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Seed
50 count
PI 273648 02ncai01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis ficifolius
A. Rich.
Top Name:
1895
Origin:
Collected – Ethiopia
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
04 Apr 1961
PI Assigned:
1961
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
PRE 04 April 1961.
Ethiopia
Collector(s):
Harlan, Jack Rodney, USDA-ARS
Donated
04 April 1961.
Maryland, United States
Donor(s):
Harlan, Jack Rodney, USDA-ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
1895
Type: Collector identifier
Narrative
Small vine trailing on ground. Received as C. prophetarum; re-id to C. ficifolius per A. Rich QS46 03/1972.
Cucumis ficifolius
A. Rich.
Genus:
Cucumis
Subgenus:
Cucumis
Section:
Aculeatosi
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
12554
Place of publication:
Tent. fl. abyss. 1:294. 1847-1848; t. 53. 1851?
Verified:
05/10/1995
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cucumis figarei
Delile ex Naudin
Cucumis figarei
Delile ex Naudin var.
figarei
Common names
Name
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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
Schuman, D. A., J. E. Staub, & B. E. Struckmeyer.
1985.
Morphological and Anatomical Comparisons between Two
Cucumis sativus
, Botanical Varieties:
hardwickii
and
sativus
.
. Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 8:15-18.
Note:
Table
Number of accessions cited:
3
Staub, J. & L. Frederick.
1985.
Electrophoretic Variation Among Wild Species in the Genus
Cucumis
.
Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 8:22-25.
Note:
Table 1
Number of accessions cited:
29
Staub, J. E. & B.E. Struckmeyer.
1993.
Leaf Structure and Photosynthetic Relationships in
Cucumis sativus
var.
sativus
and
Cucumis sativus
var.
hardwickii
. Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 16:10-13.
Note:
Text & Table 1.
Number of accessions cited:
5
Staub, J. E., R. Kane, & R. S. Kupper.
1986.
Discrimination Among Seven
Cucumis hardwickii
(R) Alef. Accessions Based on Principal Component Analysis.
Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 9:27-32.
Note:
Text & Table 1. Reported as C. sativus var hardwickii. Correct accession C. ficifolius
Number of accessions cited:
6
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
Wechter, W. P., A., Levi, K. Ling, C. Kousik, C. Block.
2011. Identification of Resistance to
Acidovorax avenae
subsp.
citrulli
among Melon (
Cucumis
spp.) Plant Introductions. HortScience 46(2):207-212.
DOI:
10.21273/HORTSCI.46.2.207
.
Number of accessions cited:
327
Pedigree
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
MORPHOLOGY
FLESH COLOR
MATURE FLESH COLOR
4 - SALMON
S9.CANTALOUPE
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLESH TASTE
TASTE OF FRUIT FLESH
3 - BITTER
S9.CANTALOUPE
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLESH THICKNESS
FLESH THICKNESS IN CENTIMETERS
1
S9.CANTALOUPE
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT COLOR
MATURE FRUIT COLOR
3 - GREEN
S9.CANTALOUPE
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT DIAMETER
FRUIT DIAMETER IN CENTIMETERS
2
S9.CANTALOUPE
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT LENGTH
FRUIT LENGTH IN CENTIMETERS
4
S9.CANTALOUPE
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT SHAPE
MATURE FRUIT SHAPE
2 - OVAL
S9.CANTALOUPE
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT SURFACE
CHARACTER OF FRUIT SURFACE
1 - SMOOTH
S9.CANTALOUPE
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
MATURITY
RELATIVE TIME OF MATURATION
8 - LATE (91-110 DAYS)
S9.CANTALOUPE
Not Available
PRODUCTION
100 SEED WEIGHT
100 SEED WEIGHT
1.01
NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLE
PI 273648 84ncni01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
100 SEED WEIGHT
100 SEED WEIGHT
1.115
NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLE
PI 273648 02ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION
100 SEED WEIGHT
100 SEED WEIGHT
1.12
NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLE
PI 273648 87ncsi01 SD
Not Available