Details for: PI 596692, Citrullus amarus Schrad., 94


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Citrullus amarus Schrad.
Top Name:
94
Origin:
Collected – Cape Province, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
14 Jan 1997
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Citrullus amarus Schrad.
Top Name:
94
Origin:
Collected – Cape Province, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
14 Jan 1997
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
04 May 1996.
Cape Province, South Africa
Locality: Approximately 128km northeast of Upington on R360 to Kalahari Gemsbok National Park.
Coordinates: -27.4369, 20.7950 (Map it)
Elevation: 888m.
Environment description: Nama-Karoo biome, Kalahari Thorn veld, roadside dune crest.

Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
94
Type: Collector identifier

JDM0496
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Fruit small globular, skin dark green with stripe, no markings or netting, fruit length 80 mm, diameter 100 mm. Flesh green, core yellow, seed dark mottled brown, seed size 10 x 6.
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: 24 Jan 2000, 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
CHEMICALArachidic acid (20:0)Arachidic acid (20:0) percentage0.31 WATERMELON.FATTY.ACID.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
CHEMICALArachidic acid (20:0)Arachidic acid (20:0) percentage0.32 WATERMELON.FATTY.ACID.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
CHEMICALLinoleic acid (18:2)Linoleic acid (18:2) percentage62.18 WATERMELON.FATTY.ACID.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
CHEMICALLinoleic acid (18:2)Linoleic acid (18:2) percentage63.16 WATERMELON.FATTY.ACID.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
CHEMICALSeed (entire) oil percentageMean percent seed (entire) oil content15.54 WATERMELON.SEED.OIL.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
CHEMICALOleic acid (18:1)Oleic acid (18:1) percentage17.9 WATERMELON.FATTY.ACID.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
CHEMICALOleic acid (18:1)Oleic acid (18:1) percentage18.95 WATERMELON.FATTY.ACID.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
CHEMICALPalmitic acid (16:0)Palmitic acid (16:0) percentage10.01 WATERMELON.FATTY.ACID.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
CHEMICALPalmitic acid (16:0)Palmitic acid (16:0) percentage9.81 WATERMELON.FATTY.ACID.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
CHEMICALStearic acid (18:0)Stearic acid (18:0) percentage7.97 WATERMELON.FATTY.ACID.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
CHEMICALStearic acid (18:0)Stearic acid (18:0) percentage8.21 WATERMELON.FATTY.ACID.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
GENSTOCKPloidyPloidy2X S9.WATERMELON Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBackground colorFruit rind background color1 - Light Green WATERMELON.1999 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFruit color patternColor pattern of fruit rind2 - Striped WATERMELON.1999 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFlesh colorColor of ripe fruit flesh3 - Yellow WATERMELON.1999 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFruit diameterMaximum fruit diameter in centimeters10 WATERMELON.1999 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFruit lengthFruit length in centimeters10 WATERMELON.1999 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFruit shapeGeneral fruit shape1 - Round WATERMELON.1999 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYRind stripe colorColor of rind stripes2 - Medium Green WATERMELON.1999 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYEmbryo percentagePercent of total seed weight attributable to embryo0.28 WATERMELON.SEEDCOAT.EMBRYO.2012 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYSeed coat percentagePercent of total seed weight attributable to seed coat0.72 WATERMELON.SEEDCOAT.EMBRYO.2012 Not Available
PHENOLOGYMaturityRelative time of maturation5 - Midseason WATERMELON.1999 Not Available
PRODUCTIONFruit weightFruit weight measured in kilograms10.7 WATERMELON.1999 Not Available
QUALITYBrixMass percent sucrose determined by a hand held refractometer2.00 WATERMELON.1999 Not Available
SUBSETImageImage present in GRIN databaseSeed - Image of seed WATERMELON.IMAGE.SEEDPI 596692 01 SDNot Available