Details for: PI 543751, Cucumis anguria L., Maxixi


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis anguria L.
Top Name:
Maxixi
Origin:
Collected – Bolivia
Received by NPGS:
Nov 1989
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis anguria L.
Top Name:
Maxixi
Origin:
Collected – Bolivia
Received by NPGS:
Nov 1989
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
13 November 1988.
Bolivia
Locality: Cobija, market, Pando Department, Nicolas Suarez Province.
Coordinates: -11.0000, -68.7500 (Map it)
Elevation: 200m.

Collector(s):
Donated
November 1989.
New York, United States
Comment: Collected in Northern Bolivia, September 8, 1988 through December 12, 1988
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Maxixi
Type: Local name

827
Type: Donor identifier

DEW 0888
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Fruit egg-shaped, to 7cm long, covered with short, thick, soft spines, light green turning yellowish. Seeds small, white, numerous. Inside of fruit has odor of cucumber, and similar texture and appearance. Cultivated locally as a vegetable.
Cucumis anguria L.
Genus:
Cucumis
Subgenus:
Cucumis
Section:
Aculeatosi
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:

12546
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:1011. 1753
Verified:
05/07/1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Cucumis anguria L. var. anguria (10 active accession[s])
Cucumis anguria L. var. longaculeatus J. H. Kirkbr. (23 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishWest Indian gherkin  1Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource).
Portuguese (Brazil)cornichão-das-antilhas  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)maxixe  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)maxixe-bravo  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)maxixe-do-mato  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)pepino-castanha  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)pepino-espinhoso  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanishpepino cimarrón  2McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Spanish (Guatemala)sandía de ratón  2McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Swedishanguriagurka  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.44 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEPI 543751 90ncpo01 SDNot Available