Details for: PI 299568, Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin, Gooseberry Gourd


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin
Top Name:
Gooseberry Gourd
Origin:
Collected – Transvaal, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
31 Aug 1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin
Top Name:
Gooseberry Gourd
Origin:
Collected – Transvaal, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
31 Aug 1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
April 1964.
Transvaal, South Africa
Locality: Near railroad crossing, one mile north of Hwy. N4, Malelane, Transvaal.
Coordinates: -25.4833, 31.5167 (Map it)
Elevation: 396m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/Lon determined from GIS
Environment description: Rocky, sandy soil, level terrain waste ground. Annual rainfall 20 inches.
Comment: Collected February to April 1964.
Collector(s):
Donated
31 August 1964.
Maryland, United States

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

328
Type: Collector identifier

AJO-0464
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Prostrate vine; fruits variegated green when immature, yellow when ripe; 1 by 1.25 inches, bitter. Received as C. myriocarpus, re-id to C. zeyheri per QS29. When re-id occurred again, unknown.
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)
Annotations
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 06 Mar 1987, from Cucumis zeyheri Sond. to Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin
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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 299568 82ncai01 SDNot Available
FLWR-FRUITMINIMUM FRUIT LENGTHMinimum fruit length in centimeters.4 CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL Not Available
FLWR-FRUITMAXIMUM FRUIT LENGTHMaximum fruit length in centimeters.5 CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL Not Available
FLWR-FRUITMINIMUM FRUIT WIDTHMinimum fruit width in centimeters.4 CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL Not Available
FLWR-FRUITMAXIMUM FRUIT WIDTHMaximum fruit width in centimeters.5 CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL Not Available
FLWR-FRUITFRUIT SKIN TEXTURESurface texture of fruit (Combinations permitted). With GRIN3, one may need to enter multiple records (?).4 - WARTS - HEAVY CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL Not Available
FLWR-FRUITFRUIT SHAPEFruit shape (Combinations perimitted). With GRIN3, one may need to enter multiple records (?).GL - GLOBE 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 (?).BR - BROWN 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 (?).BR - BROWN CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL Not Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.76 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEPI 299568 67ncai01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.79 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEPI 299568 82ncai01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.81 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEPI 299568 87ncso02 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.82 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEPI 299568 65ncni01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.85 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEPI 299568 84ncni01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.87 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEPI 299568 65ncai01 SDNot Available