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Details for: PI 655950,
Melothria pendula
L., VIR 18
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Melothria pendula
L.
Top Name:
VIR 18
Origin:
Collected – Germany
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
15 Mar 2004
Improvement Status:
Uncertain improvement status
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
10 count
PI 655950 02 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Melothria pendula
L.
Top Name:
VIR 18
Origin:
Collected – Germany
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
15 Mar 2004
Improvement Status:
Uncertain improvement status
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
1998.
Germany
Donated
15 March 2004.
Donor(s):
The N. I. Vavilov All-Russian Scientific Research
Accession Names and Identifiers
VIR 18
Type: Institute identifier
Grif 15940
Type: Site identifier
Group: GRIF
S-9 Research Numbers
Narrative
Melothria pendula
L.
Genus:
Melothria
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
301051
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:35. 1753
Protologue link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358056
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
01/04/2005
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Melothria pendula
L. var.
pendula
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Bryonia guadalupensis
Spreng.
Melothria guadalupensis
(Spreng.) Cogn.
Melothria microcarpa
Griseb.
Melothria microcarpa
Shuttlew. ex Small
Melothria pendula
L. var.
microcarpa
(Griseb.) Cogn.
Melothria scabra
Naudin
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
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Citation
English
creeping-cucumber
1
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist.
1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Spanish
meloncito
2
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston.
1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Spanish
pepinito
2
Liogier, H. A.
1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Swedish
hängmelotgurka
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Name
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Nomenclature Name Change:
08 Nov 2019, from
Melothria scabra
Naudin to
Melothria pendula
L.
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S9.CUCURBITS.IMAGE.SEED
PI 655950 or SD
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