Details for: Ames 23555, Cucumis africanus L. f., ZA 6149


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis africanus L. f.
Top Name:
ZA 6149
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
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed50 countAmes 23555 20ncai01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis africanus L. f.
Top Name:
ZA 6149
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: Near Vergelee alongside Mafikeng-Bray road R375; 91.2 km west of Mmabotha; at Ratelbeen farm entrance, 90 km northwest along R375 to Vergelegen from R27 Stella/Mmabatho farm Ratelbeen.
Coordinates: -25.9389, 24.5333 (Map it)
Elevation: 1122m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Environment description: Kalahari Thornveld; Savanna; Roadside SE; Slope.
Comment: USDA collection expedition to South Africa. 2 fruit collected. Vines already dead, fruit mature.
Collector(s):
Donated
13 January 1997.
North Carolina, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
ZA 6149
Type: Local name
South African identifier.

JEWM 046
Type: Collector identifier
USDA collection expedition to South Africa.
Wehner, Todd North Carolina State University

Ames 23555
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

JDM0496
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Fruit: conical spines flattened, 5.6 cm length X 3.0 cm diam., oblong; skin: brown green stripe, no netting; flesh: green; seeds: white tan.
Cucumis africanus L. f.
Genus:
Cucumis
Subgenus:
Cucumis
Section:
Aculeatosi
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:

12544
Place of publication:

Suppl. pl. 423. 1782 ("1781")
Verified:
02/05/1996 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cucumis hookeri Naudin

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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.5 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEAmes 23555 97ncao01 SDNot Available