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Details for: PI 489699,
Melothria pendula
L., K801-29
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Melothria pendula
L.
Top Name:
K801-29
Origin:
Collected – Guatemala
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
May 1984
PI Assigned:
1984
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
192
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format
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Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Melothria pendula
L.
Top Name:
K801-29
Origin:
Collected – Guatemala
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
May 1984
PI Assigned:
1984
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
Guatemala
Donated
May 1984.
Florida, United States
Donor(s):
Knight, Jr., Robert J., USDA, ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
K801-29
Type: Donor identifier
Knight R. J.
Narrative
Disturbed area. Plants small, scrambling. Flowers tiny, yellow. Fruits small to 3cm long, dark, cucumber-like. Local name Pepino de Monte.
Melothria pendula
L.
Genus:
Melothria
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
301051
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:35. 1753
Protologue link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358056
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
01/04/2005
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Melothria pendula
L. var.
pendula
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Bryonia guadalupensis
Spreng.
Melothria guadalupensis
(Spreng.) Cogn.
Melothria microcarpa
Griseb.
Melothria microcarpa
Shuttlew. ex Small
Melothria pendula
L. var.
microcarpa
(Griseb.) Cogn.
Melothria scabra
Naudin
Common names
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Name
Alternate name
note
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Citation
English
creeping-cucumber
1
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist.
1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Spanish
meloncito
2
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston.
1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Spanish
pepinito
2
Liogier, H. A.
1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Swedish
hängmelotgurka
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Seed - Image of seed
S9.CUCURBITS.IMAGE.SEED
PI 489699 or SD
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