Details for: Ames 23579, Cucumis africanus L. f., JEWM 096


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis africanus L. f.
Top Name:
JEWM 096
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 23579 02ncab01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis africanus L. f.
Top Name:
JEWM 096
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
04 May 1996.
Cape Province, South Africa
Locality: Approx. 66 km northeast of Upington on R360 to Kalahari Gemsbok National Park.
Coordinates: -27.9533, 20.9664 (Map it)
Elevation: 856m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Environment description: Orange River Broken Veld; Nama-Karoo; Roadside; Plain.
Comment: USDA collection expedition to South Africa. 6 fruit collected. Large population along roadside, flowers, few mature fruit.
Collector(s):
Donated
13 January 1997.
North Carolina, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
JEWM 096
Type: Collector identifier
USDA collection expedition to South Africa.
Wehner, Todd North Carolina State University

Ames 23579
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

JDM0496
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Fruit: soft spines, 8.5 cm length X 3.7 cm diam., oblong; skin: green-dark-stripe, no netting; flesh: green; seeds: white tan, 6 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 WEIGHT0.61 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEAmes 23579 00ncai01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.7 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEAmes 23579 01ncai01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.7 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEAmes 23579 02ncab01 SD
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT0.74 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEAmes 23579 97ncao01 SDNot Available