Details for: PI 542115, Citrullus amarus Schrad., 524


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Citrullus amarus Schrad.
Top Name:
524
Origin:
Collected – Botswana
Received by NPGS:
29 Nov 1989
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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SEED

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Citrullus amarus Schrad.
Top Name:
524
Origin:
Collected – Botswana
Received by NPGS:
29 Nov 1989
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
17 March 1988.
Botswana
Locality: Plain near Khuze pan, 10.8km W from Dutlwe, SE Kweneng Province
Coordinates: -24.0000, -23.7667 (Map it)
Elevation: 1190m.
Environment description: Coarse sand, desert
Comment: Received through IBPGR, Rome, Italy
Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
524
Type: Collector identifier
Group: IBPGR
International Board for Plant Genetic Resources

PI 542115
Type: Site identifier

Narrative
One plant sampled out of a population of 10. Soil pH 7.1. Associated species: Acacia, Terminalia and Cyamopsis.
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
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbiiter-melon  1Renner. 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.
Englishcitron-melon as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides1Bailey, L. H. 1930. Three discussions in Cucurbitaceae. Gentes Herbarum 2:186.
Englishfodder-melon as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides1Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: = Citrullus lanatus subsp. lanatus Citroides Group
Englishpreserving-melon as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides1Bailey, L. H. 1930. Three discussions in Cucurbitaceae. Gentes Herbarum 2:186.
Englishstock-melon as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides
Englishtsamma-melon as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides1Levi, 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
Frenchcitre as Citrullus lanatus2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Frenchméréville as Citrullus lanatus2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Frenchpastèque à cuire as Citrullus lanatus2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Frenchpastèque fourragère as Citrullus lanatus2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
GermanFuttermelone as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides
Portuguese (Portugal)gila  2Renner. 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  2Renner. 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 Russiancukatnyj arbuz as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: = Citrullus lanatus subsp. lanatus Citroides Group
Transliterated Russiankormovoj arbuz as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides2Hanelt, 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: 25 Aug 2015, from Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai subsp. lanatus to Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 10 Jun 1997, from Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai to Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai subsp. lanatus
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 12 Mar 2019, from Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai to Citrullus amarus Schrad.
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  • PINUMBERED: Assigned PI 542115 to PI 542115. 12 Mar 2019.
Pathogens
Vouchers
Herbarium specimen
  • Located at K,GAB,SR. Inventory sample: PI 542115.
Citations
Pedigree

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
CHEMICALSeed (entire) oil percentageMean percent seed (entire) oil content17.14 WATERMELON.SEED.OIL.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
DISEASEBacterial fruit blotchResistance to watermelon fruit blotch (Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli).2 - (1 = Resistant, 9 = Susceptible) WATERMELON.BFB.2020 Not Available
DISEASEPOWDERY MILDEW RACE 2Resistance to powdery mildew (Sphaerotheca fuliginea (Schlechtend.:Fr.) Race 2 Pollacci isolate)3 - Susceptible (disease index 6.1 to 9.0) WATERMELON.POWDERYMILDEW.THOMAS.2005 Not Available
DISEASEAnthracnose race 1 Growth ChamberResistance to race 1 of Colletotrichum lagenarium evaluated in Growth Chamber4 - (1 = Resistant, 9 = Susceptible) WATERMELON.ANTHRACNOSE.RACE1.GC.2019 Not Available
DISEASEAnthracnose race 1 Green HouseResistance to race 1 of Colletotrichum lagenarium evaluated in Green House6 - (1 = Resistant, 9 = Susceptible) WATERMELON.ANTHRACNOSE.RACE1.GH.2019 Not Available
DISEASEAnthracnose race 1 FieldResistance to race 1 of Colletotrichum lagenarium evaluated in Field Environment5 - (1 = Resistant, 9 = Susceptible) WATERMELON.ANTHRACNOSE.RACE1.FIELD.2019 Not Available
GENSTOCKPloidyPloidy2X S9.WATERMELON Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBackground colorFruit rind background color2 - Medium Green WATERMELON.1998 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFruit color patternColor pattern of fruit rind2 - Striped WATERMELON.1998 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFlesh colorColor of ripe fruit flesh4 - White WATERMELON.1998 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFruit diameterMaximum fruit diameter in centimeters10 WATERMELON.1998 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFruit lengthFruit length in centimeters9 WATERMELON.1998 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFruit shapeGeneral fruit shape1 - Round WATERMELON.1998 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYRind stripe colorColor of rind stripes3 - Dark Green WATERMELON.1998 Not Available
PHENOLOGYMaturityRelative time of maturation1 - Early Season WATERMELON.1998 Not Available
PRODUCTIONFruit weightFruit weight measured in kilograms0.5 WATERMELON.1998 Not Available
QUALITYBrixMass percent sucrose determined by a hand held refractometer2.00 WATERMELON.1998 Not Available
SUBSETCore subsetA flag to indicate the accession is part of the core subsetY - Yes, accession is part of the core subset WATERMELON.CORE Not Available
SUBSETImageImage present in GRIN databaseFruitxsect - Image of fruit cross section WATERMELON.IMAGE.2004 Not Available
SUBSETImageImage present in GRIN databaseSeed - Image of seed WATERMELON.IMAGE.SEEDPI 542115 or SDNot Available