Details for: PI 560007, 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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Seed10 countPI 560007 01 SD
 
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SEED

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

TB84/2509
Type: Donor identifier

Grif 445
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
CHEMICALSeed (entire) oil percentageMean percent seed (entire) oil content35.89 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
DISEASEAnthracnose race 1 Growth ChamberResistance to race 1 of Colletotrichum lagenarium evaluated in Growth Chamber6 - (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 House1 - Resistant 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
DISEASEAnthracnose race 2 Green HouseResistance to race 2 of Colletotrichum lagenarium evaluated in Green House4 - (1 = Resistant, 9 = Susceptible) WATERMELON.ANTHRACNOSE.RACE2.GH.2019 Not Available
GENSTOCKPloidyPloidy2X S9.WATERMELON Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBackground colorFruit rind background color2 - Medium Green WATERMELON.2000PI 560007 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYFruit color patternColor pattern of fruit rind2 - Striped WATERMELON.2000PI 560007 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYFlesh colorColor of ripe fruit flesh4 - White WATERMELON.2000PI 560007 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYFruit diameterMaximum fruit diameter in centimeters14 WATERMELON.2000PI 560007 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYFruit lengthFruit length in centimeters14 WATERMELON.2000PI 560007 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYFruit shapeGeneral fruit shape1 - Round WATERMELON.2000PI 560007 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYRind stripe colorColor of rind stripes3 - Dark Green WATERMELON.2000PI 560007 01 SD
PHENOLOGYMaturityRelative time of maturation5 - Midseason WATERMELON.2000PI 560007 01 SD
PRODUCTIONFruit weightFruit weight measured in kilograms1 WATERMELON.2000PI 560007 01 SD
QUALITYBrixMass percent sucrose determined by a hand held refractometer2.00 WATERMELON.2000PI 560007 01 SD
SUBSETImageImage present in GRIN databaseSeed - Image of seed WATERMELON.IMAGE.SEEDPI 560007 01 SD
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