Details for: PI 532628, Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin subsp. myriocarpus, 085


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin subsp. myriocarpus
Top Name:
085
Origin:
Collected – Zimbabwe
Received by NPGS:
20 Jan 1988
PI Assigned:
1989
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed50 countPI 532628 08ncai01 SD
 
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FRUIT

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin subsp. myriocarpus
Top Name:
085
Origin:
Collected – Zimbabwe
Received by NPGS:
20 Jan 1988
PI Assigned:
1989
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
11 April 1987.
Zimbabwe
Locality: Sandy loam, in harvested field, village 'D', 24km E of Nusape, Central Province
Coordinates: -18.4167, 32.3667 (Map it)
Elevation: 1640m.
Habitat: Field
Environment description: Site plain, arable, in field, although all crops harvested. Free drainage, sandy loam, medium stoniness; estimated soil pH neutral (6.5-7). Seven plants in 20 sq m area, two ripe fruit taken from each plant. Natural method of propagation seed; 100% has ripe seeds, population well separated from others. Very scarce (less than 1% ground cover) for abundance within plant community; uniform/mixed stand distribution; dominant plant species Sphenostylis marginata ssp. erecta plant but no others. No pests or disease observed.
Number of plants sampled: 7

Collector(s):
Donated
20 January 1988.
Italy
Comment: Received through IBPGR, Rome, Italy
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
085
Type: Donor identifier
Group: IBPGR
International Board for Plant Genetic Resources

Narrative
Population 7 plants. weedy.
Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin subspp. myriocarpus
Genus:
Cucumis
Subgenus:
Cucumis
Section:
Aculeatosi
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:

404375
Verified:
02/05/1996 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin (22 active accession[s])
Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin subsp. leptodermis (Schweick.) C. Jeffrey & P. Halliday (2 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishgooseberry cucumber as Cucumis myriocarpus1Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia. Note: = Cucumis myriocarpus
Englishpaddy melon as Cucumis myriocarpus1Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia. Note: = Cucumis myriocarpus
Englishprickly paddy melon as Cucumis myriocarpus1Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia. Note: = Cucumis myriocarpus
Annotations
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 23 Dec 2008, from Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin to Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin subsp. myriocarpus
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
OTHERIMAGE/PICTURE1IMAGE PRESENT IN GRIN DATABASEFRUIT - Image of fruit. CUCUMIS.PHOTOGRAPH.FRUITPI 532628 89ncpo01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.88 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEPI 532628 89ncpo01 SDNot Available