Details for: Ames 23574, Cucumis africanus L. f., JEWM 088


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis africanus L. f.
Top Name:
JEWM 088
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
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis africanus L. f.
Top Name:
JEWM 088
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
03 May 1996.
Cape Province, South Africa
Locality: Kalahari Gemsbok National Park. 2 km north of dune road from Kamqua-Bitterpan road, 27 km from Twee Rivieren-Mota Mota road. 2 km north of dune road en route to Bitter Pan (service road).
Coordinates: -25.8044, 20.4753 (Map it)
Elevation: 906m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Environment description: Kalahari Thornveld; Nama-Karoo; None; Depression.
Comment: USDA collection expedition to South Africa. 6 fruit collected. Fruit mature.
Collector(s):
Donated
13 January 1997.
North Carolina, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
JEWM 088
Type: Collector identifier
USDA collection expedition to South Africa.
Wehner, Todd North Carolina State University

Ames 23574
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

JDM0496
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Fruit: soft spines, 5.4 cm length X 2.0 cm diam., oblong; skin: green-dark-stripe, no netting; flesh: green; seeds: brown dark mottled, 5 mm X 2 mm.
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 WEIGHT0.66 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEAmes 23574 97ncao01 SDNot Available