Details for: PI 115908, Cucumis melo L., No. 264


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis melo L.
Top Name:
No. 264
Origin:
Collected – Maharashtra, India
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
06 May 1936
PI Assigned:
1936
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis melo L.
Top Name:
No. 264
Origin:
Collected – Maharashtra, India
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
06 May 1936
PI Assigned:
1936
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
15 March 1936.
Maharashtra, India
Locality: Collected from Poona (Pune).
Comment: Fruits elongated yellow more or less netted
Collector(s):
Donated
06 May 1936.
Maryland, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
No. 264
Type: Collector identifier

Narrative
Fruit much elongated, 15 inches by 8 inches, yellow, more or less netted, more or less conspicuous navel; flesh salmon, firm but juicy, not much flavor.
Cucumis melo L.
Genus:
Cucumis
Subgenus:
Cucumis
Section:
Cucumis
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:

404410
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:1011. 1753
Verified:
02/06/1996 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo (171 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. agrestis Naudin (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. chate (Hasselq.) Sageret (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. chito (C. Morren) Naudin (1 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. conomon (Thunb.) Makino (3 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. dudaim (L.) Naudin (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. momordica (Roxb.) Duthie & J. B. Fuller (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. texanus Naudin (45 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo (3056 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo var. cantalupo Ser. (21 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo var. flexuosus (L.) Naudin (47 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo var. inodorus H. Jacq. (3 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. var. melo (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishHami melon  1Aierken, Y. et al. 2011. Molecular analysis of the genetic diversity of Chines Hami melon and its relationship to the melon germplasm from Central and South Asia. J. Jap. Soc. Hort. Sci. 80:52-65.
Englishmelon  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
GermanMelone  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1340.
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Citations
  • Dhillon, N., A. Monforte, M. Pitrat, S. Pandey, P. Singh, K. Reitsma, J. Garcia-Mas, A. Sharma & J. McCreight. 2011. Melon Landraces of India: Contributions and Importance. Pl. Breed. Rev. 35:85-150 DOI: 10.1002/9781118100509.ch3. . Number of accessions cited: 44
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