Details for: PI 270565, Citrullus amarus Schrad., 18731


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Citrullus amarus Schrad.
Top Name:
18731
Origin:
Collected – Cape Province, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
04 Jan 1961
PI Assigned:
1961
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Citrullus amarus Schrad.
Top Name:
18731
Origin:
Collected – Cape Province, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
04 Jan 1961
PI Assigned:
1961
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
PRE 04 January 1961.
Cape Province, South Africa
Locality: Near Nieuwoudtville, Calvinia District.

Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
18731
Type: Collector identifier

PI 270565
Type: Site identifier

Narrative
Annual on sandy soil
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: 25 Aug 2015, from Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai subsp. lanatus to Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 10 Jun 1997, from Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai to Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai subsp. lanatus
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 12 Mar 2019, from Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai to Citrullus amarus Schrad.
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  • PINUMBERED: Assigned PI 270565 to PI 270565. 12 Mar 2019.
Pathogens
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Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
CHEMICALSeed (entire) oil percentageMean percent seed (entire) oil content18.31 WATERMELON.SEED.OIL.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
DISEASEAnthracnose race 2Reaction to Colletotrichium lagenarium race 2 (Winstead et al Plant Disease Reporter 43:570-577. 1959)9 - Susceptible S9.WATERMELONPI 270565 01 SDNot Available
DISEASESeed blightResistance to Seedling Blight (Pseudomonas pseudoalkaligenes ssp. citrulli).9 - Susceptible S9.WATERMELONPI 270565 01 SDNot Available
DISEASEGummy stem blight (Sowell)Resistance to Gummy Stem Blight (Mycosphaerella citrullina). Reported by Sowell & Pointer, Plant Disease Reporter 46:883-885. 1962. 59:413-415. 1975.9 - Susceptible S9.WATERMELONPI 270565 01 SDNot Available
DISEASEWatermelon mosaic virus IIResistance to watermelon mosaic virus II.9 - Susceptible S9.WATERMELONPI 270565 01 SDNot Available
DISEASEBacterial fruit blotchResistance to watermelon fruit blotch (Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli).4 - (1 = Resistant, 9 = Susceptible) WATERMELON.BFB.2020 Not Available
DISEASEBacterial fruit blotchResistance to watermelon fruit blotch (Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli).9 - Susceptible (large lesions on cotyledon and first true leaf, or dead plant) WATERMELON.BFB.1997 Not Available
DISEASEGummy stem blight (Wehner)Resistance to gummy stem blight (Didymella bryoniae (Auersw.) Rehm). Data summarized as the mean (mean of 1,325 cultigens = 4.50) and standard deviation over replications. Reported by Gusmini, Song, and Wehner, Crop Sci. 45:582-588.4.6 Excel Spreadsheet or as an HTML webpage. View summary statistics in an Excel Spreadsheet or as an HTML webpage.">WATERMELON.GSB.WEHNER.2005 Not Available
GENSTOCKPloidyPloidy2X S9.WATERMELON Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBackground colorFruit rind background color2 - Medium Green S9.WATERMELONPI 270565 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFruit color patternColor pattern of fruit rind2 - Striped S9.WATERMELONPI 270565 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFlesh colorColor of ripe fruit flesh4 - White S9.WATERMELONPI 270565 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFruit diameterMaximum fruit diameter in centimeters25 S9.WATERMELONPI 270565 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFruit lengthFruit length in centimeters25 S9.WATERMELONPI 270565 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFruit shapeGeneral fruit shape1 - Round S9.WATERMELONPI 270565 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYRind stripe colorColor of rind stripes1 - Light Green S9.WATERMELONPI 270565 01 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMaturityRelative time of maturation8 - Late Season S9.WATERMELONPI 270565 01 SDNot Available
SUBSETImageImage present in GRIN databaseFruitxsect - Image of fruit cross section WATERMELON.IMAGE.2004 Not Available
SUBSETImageImage present in GRIN databaseSeed - Image of seed WATERMELON.IMAGE.SEEDPI 270565 01 SDNot Available