Details for: PI 295843, Citrullus amarus Schrad., DL/64/78

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Citrullus amarus Schrad.

Top Name:

DL/64/78

Origin:

Collected – South Africa

Maintained:

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)

Received by NPGS:

20 Feb 1964

PI Assigned:

1964

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Inventory Volume:

172
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Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	10 count		PI 295843 CR04 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Citrullus amarus Schrad.

Top Name:

DL/64/78

Origin:

Collected – South Africa

Maintained:

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)

Received by NPGS:

20 Feb 1964

PI Assigned:

1964

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Collected

PRE 20 February 1964.
South Africa

Donated

20 February 1964.

Donor(s):

Agricultural Attache

Accession Names and Identifiers

DL/64/78

Type: Other or unclassified name

No.W-8

Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative

Seeds flat, white

Citrullus amarus Schrad.

Genus:

Citrullus

Family:

Cucurbitaceae

Tribe:

Benincaseae

Nomen number:

468434

Place of publication:

C. F. Ecklon & K. L. P. Zeyher, Enum. pl. afric. austral. 2:279. 1836

Verified:

08/06/2014 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Citrullus afer Schrad.
Citrullus caffer Schrad., orth. var.
Citrullus colocynthoides Pangalo
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. afer (Schrad.) Mansf., orth. var.
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. caffer (Schrad.) Mansf., orth. var.
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. citroides (L. H. Bailey) Mansf.
Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. var. citroides L. H. Bailey

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	biiter-melon		1	Renner. S. S. et al. 2017. Chromosome numbers, Sudanese wild forms, and classification of the watermelon genus Citrullus, with 50 names allocated to seven biological species. Taxon 66:1393-1405. DOI: 10.12705/666.7.
English	citron-melon	as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides	1	Bailey, L. H. 1930. Three discussions in Cucurbitaceae. Gentes Herbarum 2:186.
English	fodder-melon	as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides	1	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: = Citrullus lanatus subsp. lanatus Citroides Group
English	preserving-melon	as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides	1	Bailey, L. H. 1930. Three discussions in Cucurbitaceae. Gentes Herbarum 2:186.
English	stock-melon	as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides	1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides
English	tsamma-melon	as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides	1	Levi, A. et al. 2001. Genetic diversity among watermelon (Citrullus lanatus and Citrullus colocynthis) accessions. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 48:559-566. Note: as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides
French	citre	as Citrullus lanatus	2	PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
French	méréville	as Citrullus lanatus	2	PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
French	pastèque à cuire	as Citrullus lanatus	2	PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
French	pastèque fourragère	as Citrullus lanatus	2	PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
German	Futtermelone	as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides
Portuguese (Portugal)	gila		2	Renner. S. S. et al. 2017. Chromosome numbers, Sudanese wild forms, and classification of the watermelon genus Citrullus, with 50 names allocated to seven biological species. Taxon 66:1393-1405. DOI: 10.12705/666.7.
Spanish (Spain)	gila		2	Renner. S. S. et al. 2017. Chromosome numbers, Sudanese wild forms, and classification of the watermelon genus Citrullus, with 50 names allocated to seven biological species. Taxon 66:1393-1405. DOI: 10.12705/666.7.
Transliterated Russian	cukatnyj arbuz	as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides	2	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: = Citrullus lanatus subsp. lanatus Citroides Group
Transliterated Russian	kormovoj arbuz	as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides	2	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: = Citrullus lanatus subsp. lanatus Citroides Group

Annotations

Nomenclature Name Change: 06 Aug 2014, from Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. citroides (L. H. Bailey) Mansf. to Citrullus amarus Schrad.
Taxonomic Re-Identification: 10 Jun 1997, from Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai to Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. citroides (L. H. Bailey) Mansf.

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Study	Inventory	Availability
DISEASE	Anthracnose race 2	Reaction to Colletotrichium lagenarium race 2 (Winstead et al Plant Disease Reporter 43:570-577. 1959)	9 - Susceptible	S9.WATERMELON	PI 295843 01 SD	Not Available
DISEASE	Seed blight	Resistance to Seedling Blight (Pseudomonas pseudoalkaligenes ssp. citrulli).	1 - Resistant	S9.WATERMELON	PI 295843 01 SD	Not Available
DISEASE	Gummy stem blight (Sowell)	Resistance to Gummy Stem Blight (Mycosphaerella citrullina). Reported by Sowell & Pointer, Plant Disease Reporter 46:883-885. 1962. 59:413-415. 1975.	9 - Susceptible	S9.WATERMELON	PI 295843 01 SD	Not Available
DISEASE	Bacterial fruit blotch	Resistance to watermelon fruit blotch (Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli).	3 - Restricted lesions on cotyledon, < 20% necrotic	WATERMELON.BFB.2020		Not Available
DISEASE	Anthracnose race 1 Growth Chamber	Resistance to race 1 of Colletotrichum lagenarium evaluated in Growth Chamber	4 - (1 = Resistant, 9 = Susceptible)	WATERMELON.ANTHRACNOSE.RACE1.GC.2019		Not Available
DISEASE	Anthracnose race 1 Green House	Resistance to race 1 of Colletotrichum lagenarium evaluated in Green House	1 - Resistant	WATERMELON.ANTHRACNOSE.RACE1.GH.2019		Not Available
DISEASE	Anthracnose race 1 Field	Resistance to race 1 of Colletotrichum lagenarium evaluated in Field Environment	3 - (1 = Resistant, 9 = Susceptible)	WATERMELON.ANTHRACNOSE.RACE1.FIELD.2019		Not Available
DISEASE	Anthracnose race 2 Green House	Resistance to race 2 of Colletotrichum lagenarium evaluated in Green House	3 - (1 = Resistant, 9 = Susceptible)	WATERMELON.ANTHRACNOSE.RACE2.GH.2019		Not Available
GENSTOCK	Ploidy	Ploidy	2X	S9.WATERMELON		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Background color	Fruit rind background color	1 - Light Green	WATERMELON.2000	PI 295843 01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Background color	Fruit rind background color	1 - Light Green	WATERMELON.2002	PI 295843 03 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Background color	Fruit rind background color	1 - Light Green	WATERMELON.BYRON.2004	PI 295843 04 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Background color	Fruit rind background color	2 - Medium Green	S9.WATERMELON	PI 295843 01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Background color	Fruit rind background color	2 - Medium Green	WATERMELON.2001	PI 295843 02 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit color pattern	Color pattern of fruit rind	1 - Solid	WATERMELON.2000	PI 295843 01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit color pattern	Color pattern of fruit rind	2 - Striped	S9.WATERMELON	PI 295843 01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit color pattern	Color pattern of fruit rind	2 - Striped	WATERMELON.2001	PI 295843 02 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit color pattern	Color pattern of fruit rind	2 - Striped	WATERMELON.2002	PI 295843 03 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit color pattern	Color pattern of fruit rind	2 - Striped	WATERMELON.BYRON.2004	PI 295843 04 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Flesh color	Color of ripe fruit flesh	4 - White	S9.WATERMELON	PI 295843 01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Flesh color	Color of ripe fruit flesh	4 - White	WATERMELON.2000	PI 295843 01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Flesh color	Color of ripe fruit flesh	4 - White	WATERMELON.2001	PI 295843 02 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Flesh color	Color of ripe fruit flesh	4 - White	WATERMELON.2002	PI 295843 03 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Flesh color	Color of ripe fruit flesh	4 - White	WATERMELON.BYRON.2004	PI 295843 04 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit diameter	Maximum fruit diameter in centimeters	12	WATERMELON.2002	PI 295843 03 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit diameter	Maximum fruit diameter in centimeters	18	S9.WATERMELON	PI 295843 01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit diameter	Maximum fruit diameter in centimeters	18	WATERMELON.2000	PI 295843 01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit diameter	Maximum fruit diameter in centimeters	18	WATERMELON.2001	PI 295843 02 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit diameter	Maximum fruit diameter in centimeters	24	WATERMELON.BYRON.2004	PI 295843 04 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit length	Fruit length in centimeters	13	WATERMELON.2002	PI 295843 03 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit length	Fruit length in centimeters	18	WATERMELON.2000	PI 295843 01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit length	Fruit length in centimeters	22	WATERMELON.BYRON.2004	PI 295843 04 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit length	Fruit length in centimeters	30	S9.WATERMELON	PI 295843 01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit length	Fruit length in centimeters	30	WATERMELON.2001	PI 295843 02 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit shape	General fruit shape	1 - Round	WATERMELON.2000	PI 295843 01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit shape	General fruit shape	1 - Round	WATERMELON.BYRON.2004	PI 295843 04 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit shape	General fruit shape	2 - Oblate	WATERMELON.2002	PI 295843 03 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit shape	General fruit shape	3 - Oblong	S9.WATERMELON	PI 295843 01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit shape	General fruit shape	3 - Oblong	WATERMELON.2001	PI 295843 02 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Rind stripe color	Color of rind stripes	1 - Light Green	S9.WATERMELON	PI 295843 01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Rind stripe color	Color of rind stripes	1 - Light Green	WATERMELON.2000	PI 295843 01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Rind stripe color	Color of rind stripes	1 - Light Green	WATERMELON.2001	PI 295843 02 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Rind stripe color	Color of rind stripes	1 - Light Green	WATERMELON.BYRON.2004	PI 295843 04 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Rind stripe color	Color of rind stripes	2 - Medium Green	WATERMELON.2002	PI 295843 03 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Uniformity of fruit color	Uniformity of the fruit color	1 - Uniform	WATERMELON.2002	PI 295843 03 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Uniformity of fruit color	Uniformity of the fruit color	1 - Uniform	WATERMELON.BYRON.2004	PI 295843 04 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Uniformity of rind color	Uniformity of the rind color	1 - Uniform	WATERMELON.2002	PI 295843 03 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Uniformity of rind color	Uniformity of the rind color	1 - Uniform	WATERMELON.BYRON.2004	PI 295843 04 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Uniformity of shape	Uniformity of shape	1 - Uniform	WATERMELON.2002	PI 295843 03 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Uniformity of shape	Uniformity of shape	1 - Uniform	WATERMELON.BYRON.2004	PI 295843 04 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Uniformity of size	Uniformity of size	1 - Uniform	WATERMELON.BYRON.2004	PI 295843 04 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Uniformity of size	Uniformity of size	2 - Somewhat Uniform	WATERMELON.2002	PI 295843 03 SD	Not Available
PHENOLOGY	Maturity	Relative time of maturation	8 - Late Season	S9.WATERMELON	PI 295843 01 SD	Not Available
PHENOLOGY	Maturity	Relative time of maturation	8 - Late Season	WATERMELON.2000	PI 295843 01 SD	Not Available
PHENOLOGY	Maturity	Relative time of maturation	8 - Late Season	WATERMELON.2001	PI 295843 02 SD	Not Available
PHENOLOGY	Maturity	Relative time of maturation	8 - Late Season	WATERMELON.2002	PI 295843 03 SD	Not Available
PHENOLOGY	Maturity	Relative time of maturation	8 - Late Season	WATERMELON.BYRON.2004	PI 295843 04 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	Fruit weight	Fruit weight measured in kilograms	1	WATERMELON.2002	PI 295843 03 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	Fruit weight	Fruit weight measured in kilograms	3	WATERMELON.2001	PI 295843 02 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	Fruit weight	Fruit weight measured in kilograms	4	WATERMELON.2000	PI 295843 01 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	Fruit weight	Fruit weight measured in kilograms	7.2	WATERMELON.BYRON.2004	PI 295843 04 SD	Not Available
QUALITY	Brix	Mass percent sucrose determined by a hand held refractometer	1.00	WATERMELON.2000	PI 295843 01 SD	Not Available
QUALITY	Brix	Mass percent sucrose determined by a hand held refractometer	1.20	WATERMELON.2002	PI 295843 03 SD	Not Available
QUALITY	Brix	Mass percent sucrose determined by a hand held refractometer	2.00	WATERMELON.2001	PI 295843 02 SD	Not Available
QUALITY	Brix	Mass percent sucrose determined by a hand held refractometer	2.30	WATERMELON.BYRON.2004	PI 295843 04 SD	Not Available
SUBSET	Core subset	A flag to indicate the accession is part of the core subset	Y - Yes, accession is part of the core subset	WATERMELON.CORE		Not Available
SUBSET	Image	Image present in GRIN database	Seed - Image of seed	WATERMELON.IMAGE.SEED	PI 295843 01 SD	Not Available
SUBSET	Image	Image present in GRIN database	Seed - Image of seed	WATERMELON.IMAGE.SEED	PI 295843 02 SD	Not Available