Details for: PI 282449, Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin, Gooseberry Gourd


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin
Top Name:
Gooseberry Gourd
Origin:
Collected – Transvaal, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
01 Aug 1962
PI Assigned:
1962
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed50 countPI 282449 63ncai01 SD
 
Restrictions
Interstate Shipment Restricted by Federal Seed Act
https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/StateNoxiousWeedsSeedList.pdf
  • USA – California
CCR 4500 Noxious Weed
https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/docs/2024/4500_Final_Approval_202402.pdf
  • USA – California
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin
Top Name:
Gooseberry Gourd
Origin:
Collected – Transvaal, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
01 Aug 1962
PI Assigned:
1962
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
PRE 01 August 1962.
Transvaal, South Africa
Locality: Pretoria, Transvaal.
Coordinates: -25.7500, 28.1667 (Map it)
Georeference protocol: Lat/Lon determined from GIS

Donated
01 August 1962.
Transvaal, South Africa

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Gooseberry Gourd
Type: Local name

Narrative
Monoecious annual; stems prostrate, branched, to 2 m. long; tendrils slender, short; fruit broadly ellipsoid to subglobose, green with longitudinal dark blackish or purplish brown bands when nearly ripe turning rusty orange; spines numerous, soft, curved. Common weed on cultivated lands.
Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin
Genus:
Cucumis
Subgenus:
Cucumis
Section:
Aculeatosi
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:

12576
Place of publication:

Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 4, 11:22. 1859
Verified:
05/07/1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin subsp. leptodermis (Schweick.) C. Jeffrey & P. Halliday (2 active accession[s])
Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin subsp. myriocarpus (6 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishgooseberry cucumber  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Englishgooseberry melon  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Swedishkrusbärsgurka  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
DISEASEPOWDERY MILDEWPowdery Mildew (Erysiphe chichoracearum dc) - ranges in degree of infection within an accession.1 - VERY SLIGHT INFECTION CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL Not Available
FLWR-FRUITMAXIMUM FRUIT LENGTHMaximum fruit length in centimeters.3 CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL Not Available
FLWR-FRUITMINIMUM FRUIT WIDTHMinimum fruit width in centimeters.2 CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL Not Available
FLWR-FRUITMAXIMUM FRUIT WIDTHMaximum fruit width in centimeters.3 CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL Not Available
FLWR-FRUITSEX TYPEFlower sex type (Combinations allowed). With GRIN3, one may need to enter multiple records (?).MO - MONOECIOUS CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL Not Available
FLWR-FRUITFRUIT SHAPEFruit shape (Combinations perimitted). With GRIN3, one may need to enter multiple records (?).OV - OVATE CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL Not Available
FLWR-FRUITMATURE COLORColor 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-FRUITFRUIT SPINE COLORSpine color (Combinations allowed). With GRIN3, one may need to enter multiple records (?).WH - WHITE CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL Not Available
GROWTHMAXIMUM PLANT VIGORMaximum plant vigor.1 - GOOD CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL Not Available
GROWTHMINIMUM PLANT VIGORMinimum plant vigor.1 - GOOD CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFLESH COLORMATURE FLESH COLOR5 - WHITE S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFLESH TASTETASTE OF FRUIT FLESH9 - ACID S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFLESH THICKNESSFLESH THICKNESS IN CENTIMETERS3 S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT COLORMATURE FRUIT COLOR1 - YELLOW S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT DIAMETERFRUIT DIAMETER IN CENTIMETERS3 S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT LENGTHFRUIT LENGTH IN CENTIMETERS3 S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT SHAPEMATURE FRUIT SHAPE1 - ROUND 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 WEIGHT0.45 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEPI 282449 82ncai01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.47 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEPI 282449 84ncni01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.62 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEPI 282449 63ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.69 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEPI 282449 67ncai01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.76 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEPI 282449 87ncso02 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.77 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEPI 282449 87ncsi01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.8 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEPI 282449 62ncno01 SDNot Available