Details for: PI 275571, Cucumis africanus L. f., 967


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis africanus L. f.
Top Name:
967
Origin:
Collected – Cape Province, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
27 Jun 1961
PI Assigned:
1961
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed50 countPI 275571 16ncai02 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis africanus L. f.
Top Name:
967
Origin:
Collected – Cape Province, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
27 Jun 1961
PI Assigned:
1961
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
PRE 27 June 1961.
Cape Province, South Africa
Locality: Disturbed soil, along road, 26 miles north of Modderfontien, Prieska.
Coordinates: -31.7167, 20.4333 (Map it)
Georeference protocol: Lat/Lon determined from GIS

Collector(s):
Donated
27 June 1961.
Maryland, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
967
Type: Collector identifier

Narrative
Sprawling herb; flowers yellow; mature fruits covered with stiff spines. Received as Cucumis hookeri.
Cucumis africanus L. f.
Genus:
Cucumis
Subgenus:
Cucumis
Section:
Aculeatosi
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:

12544
Place of publication:

Suppl. pl. 423. 1782 ("1781")
Verified:
02/05/1996 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cucumis hookeri Naudin

Common names
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 05 Feb 1996, from Cucumis hookeri Naudin to Cucumis africanus L. f.
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
DISEASEGUMMY STEM BLIGHTRESISTANCE TO GUMMY STEM BLIGHT2 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = STEM WITHERED OR DEAD) MELO.GSB.NY.DIS.92.GHPI 275571 87ncsi01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFLESH COLORMATURE FLESH COLOR5 - WHITE S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFLESH TASTETASTE OF FRUIT FLESH9 - ACID S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFLESH THICKNESSFLESH THICKNESS IN CENTIMETERS8 S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT COLORMATURE FRUIT COLOR1 - YELLOW S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT DIAMETERFRUIT DIAMETER IN CENTIMETERS8 S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT LENGTHFRUIT LENGTH IN CENTIMETERS10 S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT SHAPEMATURE FRUIT SHAPE2 - OVAL S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT SURFACECHARACTER OF FRUIT SURFACE4 - SPINED S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
PHENOLOGYMATURITYRELATIVE TIME OF MATURATION8 - LATE (91-110 DAYS) S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.29 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEPI 275571 87ncso01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.48 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEPI 275571 87ncsi01 SDNot Available