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Details for: Grif 16574,
Melothria pendula
L., Grif 16574
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Melothria pendula
L.
Top Name:
Grif 16574
Origin:
Collected – Oklahoma, United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
09 Aug 2002
Improvement Status:
Uncertain improvement status
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
10 count
Grif 16574 01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Melothria pendula
L.
Top Name:
Grif 16574
Origin:
Collected – Oklahoma, United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
09 Aug 2002
Improvement Status:
Uncertain improvement status
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
2001.
Oklahoma, United States
Locality:
Atoka County
Collector(s):
Bruton, Benny D., USDA, ARS
Davis, Angela, USDA, ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
Grif 16574
Type: Site identifier
Group: GRIF
S-9 Research Numbers
Narrative
The plants are small and scrambling. The flowers are tiny and yellow and male and female flowers are on the same plant. Male flowers start showing up before female flowers. The fruits are small up to about 2.5 cm long. They are light green with medium green stripes until they mature at which time they are dark olive green to black. The fruit contain multiple small seed. Plants are prolific.
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.
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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
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Language
Name
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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)
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