Details for: Ames 23543, Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin, JEWM 018


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin
Top Name:
JEWM 018
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 23543 01ncai01 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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FRUIT

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin
Top Name:
JEWM 018
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, 56.8 - 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.
Comment: USDA collection expedition to South Africa. 18 fruit collected. About 10 m from JEWM016 and on opposite side of road from JEWM016 and JEWM017. Very likely the same as JEWM015, JEWM017.
Collector(s):
Donated
13 January 1997.
North Carolina, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
JEWM 018
Type: Collector identifier
USDA collection expedition to South Africa.
Wehner, Todd North Carolina State University

Ames 23543
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

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

Narrative
Fruit: soft spines, 3.2 cm length X 2.8 cm diam., oval-elliptical; skin: yellow-brown, 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
  • Wechter, W. P., A., Levi, K. Ling, C. Kousik, C. Block. 2011. Identification of Resistance to Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli among Melon (Cucumisspp.) Plant Introductions. HortScience 46(2):207-212. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI.46.2.207. Number of accessions cited: 327
Pedigree

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
OTHERIMAGE/PICTURE1IMAGE PRESENT IN GRIN DATABASEFRUIT - Image of fruit. CUCUMIS.PHOTOGRAPH.FRUITAmes 23543 97ncao01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.69 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEAmes 23543 00ncai01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.74 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEAmes 23543 97ncao01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.91 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEAmes 23543 01ncai01 SD