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Details for: Ames 23563,
Cucumis africanus
L. f., JEWM 068
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis africanus
L. f.
Top Name:
JEWM 068
Origin:
Collected – Cape Province, South Africa
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
13 Jan 1997
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
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North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis africanus
L. f.
Top Name:
JEWM 068
Origin:
Collected – Cape Province, South Africa
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
13 Jan 1997
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
02 May 1996.
Cape Province, South Africa
Locality:
Alongside Kuruman-Hotazel road R31 to Hotazel, 52 km northwest of Kuruman.
Coordinates:
-27.2558, 23.0453
(Map it)
Elevation:
1045m.
Georeference protocol:
Lat/lon determined by GPS
Environment description:
Kalahari Thornveld; Savanna; Roadside; Plain.
Comment:
USDA collection expedition to South Africa. 2 fruit collected.
Collector(s):
Ellis, Roger, Agricultural Research Council
Jooste, Mariana, Agricultural Research Council
Mccreight, James D., USDA, ARS
Wehner, Todd, North Carolina State University
Donated
13 January 1997.
North Carolina, United States
Donor(s):
Wehner, Todd, North Carolina State University
Accession Names and Identifiers
JEWM 068
Type: Collector identifier
USDA collection expedition to South Africa.
Wehner, Todd North Carolina State University
Ames 23563
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers
JDM0496
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Fruit: soft spines, 5.0 cm length X 3.0 cm diam., oblong; skin: green-dark-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.
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Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cucumis hookeri
Naudin
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100 SEED WEIGHT
100 SEED WEIGHT
0.77
NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLE
Ames 23563 97ncao01 SD
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