Details for: Ames 23540, Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin, JEWM 015


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin
Top Name:
JEWM 015
Origin:
Collected – Transvaal, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
13 Jan 1997
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed50 countAmes 23540 00ncai01 SD
 
Restrictions
Interstate Shipment Restricted by Federal Seed Act
https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/StateNoxiousWeedsSeedList.pdf
  • USA – California
CCR 4500 Noxious Weed
https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/docs/2024/4500_Final_Approval_202402.pdf
  • USA – California
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin
Top Name:
JEWM 015
Origin:
Collected – Transvaal, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
13 Jan 1997
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
28 April 1996.
Transvaal, South Africa
Locality: 14 km east of Elisras, alongside road R518 to Marken, 57.0 km west of Marken R518.
Coordinates: -23.6558, 27.8656 (Map it)
Elevation: 880m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Environment description: Arid Sweet Bushveld; Savanna; Roadside W; Slope. This site open compared with preceeding sites; sandy, open areas.
Comment: USDA collection expedition to South Africa. 13 fruit collected. These and other C. myriocarpus are not globular, but are ovoid. Very likely the same as JEWM017 and JEWM018.
Collector(s):
Donated
13 January 1997.
North Carolina, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
JEWM 015
Type: Collector identifier
USDA collection expedition to South Africa.
Wehner, Todd North Carolina State University

Ames 23540
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

JDM0496
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
Exploration ID links

Narrative
Fruit: soft spines, 3.0 cm length X 2.2 cm diam., oval-elliptical; skin: green-dark-stripe, no netting; flesh: green; seeds: white, small.
Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin
Genus:
Cucumis
Subgenus:
Cucumis
Section:
Aculeatosi
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:

12576
Place of publication:

Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 4, 11:22. 1859
Verified:
05/07/1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin subsp. leptodermis (Schweick.) C. Jeffrey & P. Halliday (2 active accession[s])
Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin subsp. myriocarpus (6 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishgooseberry cucumber  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Englishgooseberry melon  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Swedishkrusbärsgurka  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Citations
  • Yagi, K., M. Pawelkowica, P. Osipowski, E. Siedlecka, Z. Przybecki, N. Tagashira, Y. Hoshi, S. Malepszy, & W. Plader. 2015. Molecular cytogenetic analysis of Cucumis wild species distributed in Southern Africa: physical mapping of 5S and 45S rDNA with DAPI. Cytogenet. Genome Res. 146:80-87. DOI: 10.1159/000433572. Number of accessions cited: 10
Pedigree

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.63 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEAmes 23540 97ncao01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.64 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEAmes 23540 00ncai01 SD