Details for: PI 560005, Citrullus mucosospermus (Fursa) Fursa, Egusi


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Citrullus mucosospermus (Fursa) Fursa
Top Name:
Egusi
Origin:
Collected – Oyo, Nigeria
Received by NPGS:
23 Apr 1990
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Citrullus mucosospermus (Fursa) Fursa
Top Name:
Egusi
Origin:
Collected – Oyo, Nigeria
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):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Egusi
Type: Local name

TB84/2507
Type: Donor identifier

Grif 443
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
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishegusi melon as Citrullus lanatus1PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). Note: mentions egusi melon under Citrullus lanatus
Englishegusi watermelon as Citrullus lanatus1PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). Note: mentions egusi melon under Citrullus lanatus
EnglishWest African watermelon as Citrullus lanatus1PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). Note: mentions egusi melon under Citrullus lanatus
Frenchmelon à pistache as Citrullus lanatus2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). Note: mentions egusi melon under Citrullus lanatus
Frenchpastèque égousi as Citrullus lanatus2PROTABASE, 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 lanatus2Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
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

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
CHEMICALArachidic acid (20:0)Arachidic acid (20:0) percentage0.32 WATERMELON.FATTY.ACID.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
CHEMICALLinoleic acid (18:2)Linoleic acid (18:2) percentage63.74 WATERMELON.FATTY.ACID.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
CHEMICALSeed (entire) oil percentageMean percent seed (entire) oil content32.25 WATERMELON.SEED.OIL.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
CHEMICALOleic acid (18:1)Oleic acid (18:1) percentage15.76 WATERMELON.FATTY.ACID.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
CHEMICALPalmitic acid (16:0)Palmitic acid (16:0) percentage10.11 WATERMELON.FATTY.ACID.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
CHEMICALStearic acid (18:0)Stearic acid (18:0) percentage9.25 WATERMELON.FATTY.ACID.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
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 House3 - (1 = Resistant, 9 = Susceptible) WATERMELON.ANTHRACNOSE.RACE1.GH.2019 Not Available
DISEASEAnthracnose race 2 Green HouseResistance to race 2 of Colletotrichum lagenarium evaluated in Green House5 - (1 = Resistant, 9 = Susceptible) WATERMELON.ANTHRACNOSE.RACE2.GH.2019 Not Available
GENSTOCKPloidyPloidy2X S9.WATERMELON Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBackground colorFruit rind background color3 - Dark Green WATERMELON.EXPERIMENT.2003PI 560005 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFruit color patternColor pattern of fruit rind2 - Striped WATERMELON.EXPERIMENT.2003PI 560005 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFlesh colorColor of ripe fruit flesh4 - White WATERMELON.EXPERIMENT.2003PI 560005 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFruit diameterMaximum fruit diameter in centimeters15 WATERMELON.EXPERIMENT.2003PI 560005 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFruit lengthFruit length in centimeters15 WATERMELON.EXPERIMENT.2003PI 560005 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFruit shapeGeneral fruit shape1 - Round WATERMELON.EXPERIMENT.2003PI 560005 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYRind stripe colorColor of rind stripes3 - Dark Green WATERMELON.EXPERIMENT.2003PI 560005 02 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONFruit weightFruit weight measured in kilograms0.8 WATERMELON.EXPERIMENT.2003PI 560005 02 SDNot Available
QUALITYBrixMass percent sucrose determined by a hand held refractometer2.50 WATERMELON.EXPERIMENT.2003PI 560005 02 SDNot Available
SUBSETImageImage present in GRIN databaseSeed - Image of seed WATERMELON.IMAGE.SEEDPI 560005 01 SDNot Available
SUBSETMolecular Core subsetA flag to indicate the accession is part of the molecular core subsetY - Yes, accession is part of the molecular core subset WATERMELON.MOLECULAR.CORE Not Available