PI 55763 GRIN-Global

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Acanthosicyos horridus Welw. ex Benth. & Hook. f.

Cultivar:

'Narras'

Origin:

Collected – Transvaal, South Africa

Maintained:

Historic Record

Received by NPGS:

14 Sep 1922

PI Assigned:

1922

Inventory Volume:

72
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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Acanthosicyos horridus Welw. ex Benth. & Hook. f.

Cultivar:

'Narras'

Origin:

Collected – Transvaal, South Africa

Maintained:

Historic Record

Received by NPGS:

14 Sep 1922

PI Assigned:

1922

Source History

Collected

Transvaal, South Africa

Collector(s):

Ewards, E.B.

Accession Names and Identifiers

'Narras'

Type: Cultivar name

Narrative

Acanthosicyos horridus Welw. ex Benth. & Hook. f.

Genus:

Acanthosicyos

Family:

Cucurbitaceae

Tribe:

Benincaseae

Nomen number:

1073

Place of publication:

Gen. pl. 1:824. 1867

Verified:

02/07/1996 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	butterpips			1	Sandelowsky, B. H. 1990. Acanthosicyos horridus, a multipurpose plant of the Namib Desert in southwestern Africa. In: Bates, D. M. et al., Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae 349-355.
Africa (Namibia)	naras			2	1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.

Annotations

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Details for: PI 55763, Acanthosicyos horridus Welw. ex Benth. & Hook. f., 'Narras'