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Details for: PI 559997,
Citrullus mucosospermus
(Fursa) Fursa, Egusi
Summary
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Taxonomy
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Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Citrullus mucosospermus
(Fursa) Fursa
Top Name:
Egusi
Origin:
Collected – Oyo, Nigeria
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
23 Apr 1990
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Availability
This accession is not available. Contact site for status.
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Citrullus mucosospermus
(Fursa) Fursa
Top Name:
Egusi
Origin:
Collected – Oyo, Nigeria
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
23 Apr 1990
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
10 November 1984.
Oyo, Nigeria
Locality:
Ibadan
Coordinates:
7.3667, 3.8500
(Map it)
Donated
23 April 1990.
Donor(s):
Badra, T., National Horticultural Research Institute
Accession Names and Identifiers
Egusi
Type: Local name
TB84/2499
Type: Donor identifier
Grif 436
Type: Other or unclassified name
Narrative
Citrullus mucosospermus
(Fursa) Fursa
Genus:
Citrullus
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
468433
Place of publication:
Trudy Prikl. Bot. 81:111. 1983
Verified:
08/25/2015
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai subsp.
mucosospermus
Fursa
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
egusi melon
as
Citrullus lanatus
1
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Note:
mentions egusi melon under
Citrullus lanatus
English
egusi watermelon
as
Citrullus lanatus
1
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Note:
mentions egusi melon under
Citrullus lanatus
English
West African watermelon
as
Citrullus lanatus
1
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Note:
mentions egusi melon under
Citrullus lanatus
French
melon à pistache
as
Citrullus lanatus
2
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Note:
mentions egusi melon under
Citrullus lanatus
French
pastèque égousi
as
Citrullus lanatus
2
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Note:
mentions egusi melon under
Citrullus lanatus
Nigeria (Yoruba)
egusi
as
Citrullus lanatus
2
Burkill, H. M.
1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Name
References
Annotations
Nomenclature Name Change:
25 Aug 2015, from
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai subsp.
lanatus
to
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
Taxonomic Re-Identification:
25 Jun 1992, from
Citrullus colocynthis
(L.) Schrad. 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:
07 Nov 2016, from
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai to
Citrullus mucosospermus
(Fursa) Fursa
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Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
CHEMICAL
Seed (entire) oil percentage
Mean percent seed (entire) oil content
33.17
WATERMELON.SEED.OIL.CONTENT.2012
Not Available
GENSTOCK
Ploidy
Ploidy
2X
S9.WATERMELON
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Background color
Fruit rind background color
2 - Medium Green
WATERMELON.1999
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit color pattern
Color pattern of fruit rind
2 - Striped
WATERMELON.1999
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Flesh color
Color of ripe fruit flesh
4 - White
WATERMELON.1999
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit diameter
Maximum fruit diameter in centimeters
12
WATERMELON.1999
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit length
Fruit length in centimeters
12
WATERMELON.1999
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit shape
General fruit shape
1 - Round
WATERMELON.1999
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Rind stripe color
Color of rind stripes
2 - Medium Green
WATERMELON.1999
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
Maturity
Relative time of maturation
8 - Late Season
WATERMELON.1999
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Fruit weight
Fruit weight measured in kilograms
0.8
WATERMELON.1999
Not Available
QUALITY
Brix
Mass percent sucrose determined by a hand held refractometer
2.00
WATERMELON.1999
Not Available
SUBSET
Image
Image present in GRIN database
Seed - Image of seed
WATERMELON.IMAGE.SEED
PI 559997 01 SD
Not Available