Details for: PI 596671, Citrullus amarus Schrad., 53


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Citrullus amarus Schrad.
Top Name:
53
Origin:
Collected – South Africa
Received by NPGS:
14 Jan 1997
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
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Seed10 countPI 596671 CR02 SD
 
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SEED

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Citrullus amarus Schrad.
Top Name:
53
Origin:
Collected – South Africa
Received by NPGS:
14 Jan 1997
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected

South Africa
Locality: Alongside Mafikeng-Bray road R375 171.3km west of Mmabotha. 26km east of Bray along R572 to Vergelegen.
Coordinates: -25.6144, 23.8939 (Map it)
Elevation: 1205m.
Environment description: Savanna biome, Kalahari Thorn veld, east roadside slope.

Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
53
Type: Collector identifier

JDM0496
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Fruit small globular, skin dark green, no markings or netting, fruit length 130 mm, diameter 142 mm. Flesh white, seed dull green.
Citrullus amarus Schrad.
Genus:
Citrullus
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:

468434
Place of publication:

C. F. Ecklon & K. L. P. Zeyher, Enum. pl. afric. austral. 2:279. 1836
Verified:
08/06/2014 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Citrullus afer Schrad.
Citrullus caffer Schrad., orth. var.
Citrullus colocynthoides Pangalo
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. afer (Schrad.) Mansf., orth. var.
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. caffer (Schrad.) Mansf., orth. var.
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. citroides (L. H. Bailey) Mansf.
Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. var. citroides L. H. Bailey

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbiiter-melon  1Renner. S. S. et al. 2017. Chromosome numbers, Sudanese wild forms, and classification of the watermelon genus Citrullus, with 50 names allocated to seven biological species. Taxon 66:1393-1405. DOI: 10.12705/666.7.
Englishcitron-melon as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides1Bailey, L. H. 1930. Three discussions in Cucurbitaceae. Gentes Herbarum 2:186.
Englishfodder-melon as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides1Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: = Citrullus lanatus subsp. lanatus Citroides Group
Englishpreserving-melon as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides1Bailey, L. H. 1930. Three discussions in Cucurbitaceae. Gentes Herbarum 2:186.
Englishstock-melon as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides
Englishtsamma-melon as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides1Levi, A. et al. 2001. Genetic diversity among watermelon (Citrullus lanatus and Citrullus colocynthis) accessions. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 48:559-566. Note: as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides
Frenchcitre as Citrullus lanatus2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Frenchméréville as Citrullus lanatus2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Frenchpastèque à cuire as Citrullus lanatus2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Frenchpastèque fourragère as Citrullus lanatus2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
GermanFuttermelone as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides
Portuguese (Portugal)gila  2Renner. S. S. et al. 2017. Chromosome numbers, Sudanese wild forms, and classification of the watermelon genus Citrullus, with 50 names allocated to seven biological species. Taxon 66:1393-1405. DOI: 10.12705/666.7.
Spanish (Spain)gila  2Renner. S. S. et al. 2017. Chromosome numbers, Sudanese wild forms, and classification of the watermelon genus Citrullus, with 50 names allocated to seven biological species. Taxon 66:1393-1405. DOI: 10.12705/666.7.
Transliterated Russiancukatnyj arbuz as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: = Citrullus lanatus subsp. lanatus Citroides Group
Transliterated Russiankormovoj arbuz as Citrullus lanatus var. citroides2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: = Citrullus lanatus subsp. lanatus Citroides Group
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 06 Aug 2014, from Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. citroides (L. H. Bailey) Mansf. to Citrullus amarus Schrad.
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 10 Jun 1997, from Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai to Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai subsp. lanatus
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 12 Jan 2001, from Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai subsp. lanatus to Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. citroides (L. H. Bailey) Mansf.
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
CHEMICALSeed (entire) oil percentageMean percent seed (entire) oil content21.4 WATERMELON.SEED.OIL.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
DISEASEBacterial fruit blotchResistance to watermelon fruit blotch (Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli).1 - Resistant (no symptons) WATERMELON.BFB.2020 Not Available
DISEASEPOWDERY MILDEW RACE 2Resistance to powdery mildew (Sphaerotheca fuliginea (Schlechtend.:Fr.) Race 2 Pollacci isolate)3 - Susceptible (disease index 6.1 to 9.0) WATERMELON.POWDERYMILDEW.THOMAS.2005 Not Available
DISEASEAnthracnose race 1 Green HouseResistance to race 1 of Colletotrichum lagenarium evaluated in Green House2 - (1 = Resistant, 9 = Susceptible) WATERMELON.ANTHRACNOSE.RACE1.GH.2019 Not Available
DISEASEAnthracnose race 1 FieldResistance to race 1 of Colletotrichum lagenarium evaluated in Field Environment6 - (1 = Resistant, 9 = Susceptible) WATERMELON.ANTHRACNOSE.RACE1.FIELD.2019 Not Available
DISEASEAnthracnose race 2 Green HouseResistance to race 2 of Colletotrichum lagenarium evaluated in Green House3 - (1 = Resistant, 9 = Susceptible) WATERMELON.ANTHRACNOSE.RACE2.GH.2019 Not Available
GENSTOCKPloidyPloidy2X S9.WATERMELON Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBackground colorFruit rind background color2 - Medium Green WATERMELON.2000PI 596671 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFruit color patternColor pattern of fruit rind2 - Striped WATERMELON.2000PI 596671 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFlesh colorColor of ripe fruit flesh3 - Yellow WATERMELON.2000PI 596671 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFruit diameterMaximum fruit diameter in centimeters14 WATERMELON.2000PI 596671 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFruit lengthFruit length in centimeters16 WATERMELON.2000PI 596671 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFruit shapeGeneral fruit shape3 - Oblong WATERMELON.2000PI 596671 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYRind stripe colorColor of rind stripes3 - Dark Green WATERMELON.2000PI 596671 01 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMaturityRelative time of maturation5 - Midseason WATERMELON.2000PI 596671 01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONFruit weightFruit weight measured in kilograms1.2 WATERMELON.2000PI 596671 01 SDNot Available
QUALITYBrixMass percent sucrose determined by a hand held refractometer3.00 WATERMELON.2000PI 596671 01 SDNot Available
SUBSETCore subsetA flag to indicate the accession is part of the core subsetY - Yes, accession is part of the core subset WATERMELON.CORE Not Available
SUBSETImageImage present in GRIN databaseSeed - Image of seed WATERMELON.IMAGE.SEEDPI 596671 01 SDNot Available