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Details for: PI 504513,
Solanum muricatum
Aiton, 'Asca'
Summary
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Solanum muricatum
Aiton
Cultivar:
'Asca'
Origin:
Donated – New Zealand
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
18 Jul 1986
PI Assigned:
1986
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Inventory Volume:
195
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Availability
This is historical information about this accession. It no longer exists and can not be requested.
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Solanum muricatum
Aiton
Cultivar:
'Asca'
Origin:
Donated – New Zealand
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
18 Jul 1986
PI Assigned:
1986
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Donated
18 July 1986.
New Zealand
Donor(s):
Hammett, Keith R. W., Dep. of Scientific & Industrial Res.
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Asca'
Type: Cultivar name
Narrative
Plants prostrate with wide simple leaves. Growth vigorous. Fruit large, ovate, light yellow with a few irregular green stripes. Soluble solids content low. Flavor bland.
Solanum muricatum
Aiton
Genus:
Solanum
Subgenus:
Potatoe
Section:
Basarthrum
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Solaneae
Nomen number:
101310
Place of publication:
Hort. kew. 1:250. 1789
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3650008
Verified:
12/02/2010
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
melon-pear
1
Nuez, F. et al.
1993. Recolección de especies hortícolas en Ecuador. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 96:29-33.
English
Peruvian pepino
1
Nuez, F. et al.
1993. Recolección de especies hortícolas en Ecuador. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 96:29-33.
French
poire melon
2
Nuez, F. et al.
1993. Recolección de especies hortícolas en Ecuador. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 96:29-33.
German
Melonenbirne
2
Erhardt, W. et al.
2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
German
Pepino
2
Erhardt, W. et al.
2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Portuguese
pêra-melão
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese (Brazil)
melão-andino
2
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)
melão-de-árvore
2
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)
tomateiro-francês
2
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Spanish
pepino
2
Anderson, G. J. & R. K. Jansen.
1995. Contributions to the study of the origin and relationships of the 'Pepino dulce,'
Solanum muricatum
(Abstract). Amer. J. Bot. 82(6S):111.
Spanish
pepino dulce
2
Anderson, G. J. & R. K. Jansen.
1995. Contributions to the study of the origin and relationships of the 'Pepino dulce,'
Solanum muricatum
(Abstract). Amer. J. Bot. 82(6S):111.
Spanish (Peru)
mataserrano
2
Prohens, J. et al.
1996. The pepino (
Solanum muricatum
, Solanaceae): a "new" crop with a history. Econ. Bot. 50:355-368.
Swedish
pepino
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Descriptor
Description
Value
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Study
Inventory
Availability
MORPHOLOGY
COROLLA COLOR
COROLLA COLOR
1 - WHITE
S9.EGGPLANT
PI 504513 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER HABIT
NUMBER OF FLOWERS PER AXIL
4 - FLOWERS IN CLUSTERS
S9.EGGPLANT
PI 504513 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT SHAPE
GENERAL FRUIT SHAPE
1 - ROUND
S9.EGGPLANT
PI 504513 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT SURFACE
FRUIT SURFACE TEXTURE
1 - SMOOTH
S9.EGGPLANT
PI 504513 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
IMMATURE COLOR
COLOR OF IMMATURE FRUIT
6 - STRIATED, LIGHT GREEN ON GREEN
S9.EGGPLANT
PI 504513 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
LEAF SURFACE
GENERAL LEAF SURFACE CHARACTERISTIC
2 - SMOOTH, GLOSSY
S9.EGGPLANT
PI 504513 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SPINES
SPINE DENSITY
1 - NO SPINES
S9.EGGPLANT
PI 504513 01 SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
MATURATION
RELATIVE TIME OF MATURATION
8 - LATE
S9.EGGPLANT
PI 504513 01 SD
Not Available