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Details for: PI 648302,
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai, APPLESEED
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
Top Name:
APPLESEED
Origin:
Donated – Maryland, United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
1988
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Availability
This accession is not available. Contact site for status.
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
Top Name:
APPLESEED
Origin:
Donated – Maryland, United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
1988
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Donated
1988.
Maryland, United States
Donor(s):
Showell, Curtis Sylvester
Accession Names and Identifiers
APPLESEED
Type: Unverified name
Grif 15938
Type: Site identifier
Group: GRIF
S-9 Research Numbers
Narrative
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
Genus:
Citrullus
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
10675
Place of publication:
Cat. sem. spor. hort. bot. Univ. Imp. Tokyo 30, no. 854. 1916 (l.c. 38. 1920), nom. cons.
Comment:
the basionym
Momordica lanata
Thunb. is conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (
Shenzhen ICN
Art. 14.9 & App. IV) against the heterotypic synonym (
Shenzhen ICN
Art. 14.4)
Citrullus battich
Forssk., nom. rej.
Verified:
03/13/2019
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var.
cordophanus
Fursa
(0 active accession[s])
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var.
lanatus
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Momordica lanata
Thunb.
Autonym(s)
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai subsp.
lanatus
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Citrullus aedulis
Pangalo
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai subsp.
vulgaris
(Schrad.) Fursa
Citrullus vulgaris
Schrad.
Citrullus vulgaris
Schrad. var.
vulgaris
Colocynthis citrullus
(L.) Kuntze
Cucurbita citrullus
L.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
Afghan-melon
1
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English
bastard-melon
1
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English
dessert watermelon
1
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
English
watermelon
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
French
melon d'eau
2
Burkill, H. M.
1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Note:
uses for cultivated watermelon as
Citrullus lanatus
subsp.
lanatus
French
pastèque
2
Nuez, F. et al.
1993. Recolección de especies hortícolas en Ecuador. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 96:32.
Note:
adopts for cultivated watermelon as
Citrullus lanatus
subsp.
lanatus
German
Wassermelone
2
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1306.
Italian
anguria
2
International Seed Testing Association.
1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmaji
suika
2
Iwatsuki, K. et al.
1993-. Flora of Japan.
Portuguese
melancia
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
uses for cultivated watermelon as
Citrullus lanatus
subsp.
lanatus
Spanish
albudeca
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
uses for cultivated watermelon as
Citrullus lanatus
subsp.
lanatus
Spanish
sandía
2
McVaugh, R.
1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Swedish
vattenmelon
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese
xi gua
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Korean
subag
2
Mun-Chan, B. et al.
1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:90.
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Availability
GROWTH
Plant type
Growth habit of the plant
2 - Vine or runner
WATERMELON.STCROIX.2006
PI 648302 03 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Vine type
Vine type
2 - Not dwarf
WATERMELON.STCROIX.2006
PI 648302 03 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Background color
Fruit rind background color
1 - Light Green
WATERMELON.EXPERIMENT.2003
PI 648302 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit color pattern
Color pattern of fruit rind
1 - Solid
WATERMELON.EXPERIMENT.2003
PI 648302 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Flesh color
Color of ripe fruit flesh
1 - Red
WATERMELON.EXPERIMENT.2003
PI 648302 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Flesh color
Color of ripe fruit flesh
2 - Pink
WATERMELON.STCROIX.2006
PI 648302 03 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit diameter
Maximum fruit diameter in centimeters
14
WATERMELON.STCROIX.2006
PI 648302 03 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit diameter
Maximum fruit diameter in centimeters
15
WATERMELON.EXPERIMENT.2003
PI 648302 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit length
Fruit length in centimeters
14
WATERMELON.STCROIX.2006
PI 648302 03 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit length
Fruit length in centimeters
15
WATERMELON.EXPERIMENT.2003
PI 648302 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Fruit shape
General fruit shape
1 - Round
WATERMELON.EXPERIMENT.2003
PI 648302 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Rind stripe color
Color of rind stripes
1 - Light Green
WATERMELON.EXPERIMENT.2003
PI 648302 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Longitudinal grooves
Longitudinal grooves
0 - Absent
WATERMELON.STCROIX.2006
PI 648302 03 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Flesh firmness
Flesh firmness (average of three fruit at maturity)
2 - Average (e.g. Charleston Grey)
WATERMELON.STCROIX.2006
PI 648302 03 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Uniformity of fruit color
Uniformity of the fruit color
1 - Uniform
WATERMELON.STCROIX.2006
PI 648302 03 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Uniformity of rind color
Uniformity of the rind color
1 - Uniform
WATERMELON.STCROIX.2006
PI 648302 03 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Uniformity of shape
Uniformity of shape
1 - Uniform
WATERMELON.STCROIX.2006
PI 648302 03 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Uniformity of size
Uniformity of size
1 - Uniform
WATERMELON.STCROIX.2006
PI 648302 03 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Uniformity of surface
Uniformity of fruit surface features
1 - Very uniform
WATERMELON.STCROIX.2006
PI 648302 03 SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
Maturity
Relative time of maturation
5 - Midseason
WATERMELON.STCROIX.2006
PI 648302 03 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Fruit weight
Fruit weight measured in kilograms
0.954
WATERMELON.STCROIX.2006
PI 648302 03 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Fruit weight
Fruit weight measured in kilograms
1.5
WATERMELON.EXPERIMENT.2003
PI 648302 01 SD
Not Available
SUBSET
Image
Image present in GRIN database
Seed - Image of seed
WATERMELON.IMAGE.SEED
Not Available