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Details for: PI 274036,
Cucumis prophetarum
L., 19172
Summary
Passport
Taxonomy
Other
Pedigree
IPR
Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis prophetarum
L.
Top Name:
19172
Origin:
Collected – Transvaal, South Africa
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
11 Apr 1961
PI Assigned:
1961
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
169
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format
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Seed
50 count
PI 274036 10ncab01 SD
Images
(3
total. Click on image for more.)
Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis prophetarum
L.
Top Name:
19172
Origin:
Collected – Transvaal, South Africa
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
11 Apr 1961
PI Assigned:
1961
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
PRE 11 April 1961.
Transvaal, South Africa
Locality:
Pietersburg.
Coordinates:
-23.9000, 29.4500
(Map it)
Georeference protocol:
Lat/Lon determined from GIS
Environment description:
Gravelly ground.
Collector(s):
Barclay, A. S., USDA, ARS
Gentry, Howard Scott, Crops Research Division - USDA-ARS
Donated
11 April 1961.
Maryland, United States
Donor(s):
Barclay, A. S., USDA, ARS
Gentry, Howard Scott, Crops Research Division - USDA-ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
19172
Type: Collector identifier
Narrative
Cucumis prophetarum
L.
Genus:
Cucumis
Subgenus:
Cucumis
Section:
Aculeatosi
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
12577
Place of publication:
Cent. pl. I:33. 1755 (Amoen. acad. 4:295. 1759)
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
05/10/1995
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Cucumis prophetarum
L. subsp.
dissectus
(Naudin) C. Jeffrey
(0 active accession[s])
Cucumis prophetarum
L. subsp.
prophetarum
(1 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
wild cucumber
1
Hamid, S. et al.
1995. Medicinal plants of family Cucurbitaceae of Pakistan (part II). Hamdard 38:99.
Swedish
profetgurka
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Urdu (Pakistan)
kharchvit
2
Hamid, S. et al.
1995. Medicinal plants of family Cucurbitaceae of Pakistan (part II). Hamdard 38:99.
Urdu (Pakistan)
kharindroyan
2
Hamid, S. et al.
1995. Medicinal plants of family Cucurbitaceae of Pakistan (part II). Hamdard 38:99.
Name
References
Annotations
Taxonomic Re-Identification:
23 Dec 2008, from
Cucumis africanus
L. f. to
Cucumis prophetarum
L.
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Citations
MacCarter, L. & D. Habeck.
1974. Melon Aphid Resistance in
Cucumis
Spp. Florida Entomol. 57(2):185-204.
DOI:
10.2307/3493486
.
Number of accessions cited:
55
Staub, J. & L. Frederick.
1985.
Electrophoretic Variation Among Wild Species in the Genus
Cucumis
.
Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 8:22-25.
Note:
Table 1
Number of accessions cited:
29
Staub, J. E.
1986.
Malate Dehydrogenase Variation in African
Cucumis
species: A Testable Genetic Hypothesis
. Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 9:18-23.
Note:
Table. Reported as C. africanus. Correct accession C. prophetarum
Number of accessions cited:
35
Pedigree
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT COLOR
MATURE FRUIT COLOR
1 - YELLOW
S9.CANTALOUPE
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT DIAMETER
FRUIT DIAMETER IN CENTIMETERS
5
S9.CANTALOUPE
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT LENGTH
FRUIT LENGTH IN CENTIMETERS
6
S9.CANTALOUPE
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT SHAPE
MATURE FRUIT SHAPE
2 - OVAL
S9.CANTALOUPE
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT SURFACE
CHARACTER OF FRUIT SURFACE
4 - SPINED
S9.CANTALOUPE
Not Available
OTHER
IMAGE/PICTURE1
IMAGE PRESENT IN GRIN DATABASE
FRUIT - Image of fruit.
CUCUMIS.PHOTOGRAPH.FRUIT
PI 274036 87ncso01 SD
Not Available
OTHER
IMAGE/PICTURE1
IMAGE PRESENT IN GRIN DATABASE
FRUIT-SECTIONS - Image of fruit section(s) cut at mid fruit.
CUCUMIS.PHOTOGRAPH.FRUIT-SECTIONS
PI 274036 87ncso01 SD
Not Available
OTHER
IMAGE/PICTURE2
IMAGE PRESENT IN GRIN DATABASE
FRUIT - Image of fruit.
CUCUMIS.PHOTOGRAPH.FRUIT
PI 274036 87ncso01 SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
MATURITY
RELATIVE TIME OF MATURATION
5 - MIDSEASON (71-90 DAYS)
S9.CANTALOUPE
Not Available
PRODUCTION
100 SEED WEIGHT
100 SEED WEIGHT
1.65
NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLE
PI 274036 87ncsi01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
100 SEED WEIGHT
100 SEED WEIGHT
1.72
NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLE
PI 274036 87ncso01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
100 SEED WEIGHT
100 SEED WEIGHT
1.79
NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLE
PI 274036 87ncso02 SD
Not Available