Details for: PI 299572, Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich., 605


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich.
Top Name:
605
Origin:
Collected – Cape Province, 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
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed50 countPI 299572 00ncai01 SD
 
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FRUIT

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich.
Top Name:
605
Origin:
Collected – Cape Province, 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.
Cape Province, South Africa
Locality: 12 miles southeast of Jasenville, Cape Province on Pearston road.
Elevation: 488m.
Environment description: Level, ungrazed rangeland; annual rainfall 8 inches.
Comment: Collected February to April, 1964.
Collector(s):
Donated
31 August 1964.
Maryland, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
605
Type: Collector identifier

AJO-0464
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Vine; fruits bicolored when immature, yellow when ripe, 1.5 by 2 inches; spines short. Received as C. zeyheri, re-id to C. africanus per QS29. See also Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative 3:55-59 (1980).
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
Annotations
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 18 Sep 2000, from Cucumis africanus L. f. to Cucumis spp.
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 10 Jun 2005, from Cucumis spp. to Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich.
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Observations

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 299572 65ncai01 SDNot Available
FLWR-FRUITMAXIMUM FRUIT LENGTHMaximum fruit length in centimeters.5 CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL Not Available
FLWR-FRUITMAXIMUM FRUIT WIDTHMaximum fruit width in centimeters.4 CUCS.AMES.COBS.HISTORICAL Not Available
FLWR-FRUITFRUIT SKIN TEXTURESurface texture of fruit (Combinations permitted). With GRIN3, one may need to enter multiple records (?).3 - WARTS - MEDIUM 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
MORPHOLOGYFLESH COLORMATURE FLESH COLOR5 - WHITE S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFLESH TASTETASTE OF FRUIT FLESH9 - ACID S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFLESH THICKNESSFLESH THICKNESS IN CENTIMETERS4 S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT COLORMATURE FRUIT COLOR1 - YELLOW S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT DIAMETERFRUIT DIAMETER IN CENTIMETERS4 S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT LENGTHFRUIT LENGTH IN CENTIMETERS5 S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT SHAPEMATURE FRUIT SHAPE2 - OVAL S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT SURFACECHARACTER OF FRUIT SURFACE4 - SPINED S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
OTHERIMAGE/PICTURE1IMAGE PRESENT IN GRIN DATABASEFRUIT - Image of fruit. CUCUMIS.PHOTOGRAPH.FRUITPI 299572 87ncso02 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMATURITYRELATIVE TIME OF MATURATION8 - LATE (91-110 DAYS) S9.CANTALOUPE Not Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT1.34 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEPI 299572 87ncso01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT1.34 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEPI 299572 87ncso02 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT1.44 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEPI 299572 00ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT1.45 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEPI 299572 87ncsi01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT1.49 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEPI 299572 65ncai01 SDNot Available