Details for: Ames 23552, Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin, ZA 6142


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin
Top Name:
ZA 6142
Origin:
Collected – Cape Province, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
13 Jan 1997
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin
Top Name:
ZA 6142
Origin:
Collected – Cape Province, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
13 Jan 1997
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
30 April 1996.
Cape Province, South Africa
Locality: Alongside Mafikeng-Bray road R375; 42.6 km northwest along R375 to Vergelegen from R27 Stella/Mmabatho turn off.
Coordinates: -26.0739, 24.9353 (Map it)
Elevation: 863m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Environment description: Kalahari Thornveld; Savanna; Roadside E; Slope.
Number of plants sampled: 1
Comment: USDA collection expedition to South Africa. 10 fruit collected. 1 plant only.
Collector(s):
Donated
13 January 1997.
North Carolina, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
ZA 6142
Type: Local name
South African identifier.

JEWM 039
Type: Collector identifier
USDA collection expedition to South Africa.
Wehner, Todd North Carolina State University

Ames 23552
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

JDM0496
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Fruit: conical spines, 3.2 cm length X 2.6 cm diam., oval-elliptical; skin: green-dark-stripe, no netting; seeds: white tan.
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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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.63 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEAmes 23552 97ncao01 SDNot Available