Details for: PI 532721, Melothria sphaerocarpa (Cogn.) H. Schaef. & S. S. Renner, Nsudia (Mbika)


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Melothria sphaerocarpa (Cogn.) H. Schaef. & S. S. Renner
Top Name:
Nsudia (Mbika)
Origin:
Collected – Democratic Republic of the Congo
Received by NPGS:
Sep 1988
PI Assigned:
1989
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Melothria sphaerocarpa (Cogn.) H. Schaef. & S. S. Renner
Top Name:
Nsudia (Mbika)
Origin:
Collected – Democratic Republic of the Congo
Received by NPGS:
Sep 1988
PI Assigned:
1989
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
01 September 1987.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Locality: Village market, Marche Ngongo, 10km SW of Kimpangu, Gombe Sud District, Bas-Zaire Province.
Coordinates: -5.9167, 15.0000 (Map it)
Elevation: 700m.

Collector(s):
Donated
September 1988.
Burundi
Comment: Received through IBPGR, Rome, Italy
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Nsudia (Mbika)
Type: Local name

IZ 1000625
Type: Donor identifier
Group: IBPGR
International Board for Plant Genetic Resources

NNN 54
Type: Collector identifier

Narrative
Bandibu tribe. Planted March, harvested June. Nsudia (courge) type.
Melothria sphaerocarpa (Cogn.) H. Schaef. & S. S. Renner
Genus:
Melothria
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:

463029
Place of publication:

Taxon 60:134. 2011
Verified:
04/28/2011 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Posadaea sphaerocarpa Cogn.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cladosicyos edulis Hook. f.
Cucumeropsis edulis (Hook. f.) Cogn.
Cucumeropsis mannii Naudin

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishdark egusi as Cucumeropsis mannii1PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). Note: as Cucumeropsis mannii
Englishegusi-itoo as Cucumeropsis mannii1PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). Note: as Cucumeropsis mannii
Englishwhite-seed-melon as Cucumeropsis mannii1Whitake, T. W. 1990. Cucurbits of potential economic importance. In: Bates, D. M. et al., Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae 321. Note: as Cucumeropsis mannii
Frenchégousi as Cucumeropsis mannii2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). Note: as Cucumeropsis mannii
Frenchegousi-itoo as Cucumeropsis mannii2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). Note: as Cucumeropsis mannii
Frenchgousi as Cucumeropsis mannii2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). Note: as Cucumeropsis mannii
Portugueselipupu as Cucumeropsis mannii2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). Note: as Cucumeropsis mannii
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 28 Apr 2011, from Cucumeropsis mannii Naudin to Melothria sphaerocarpa (Cogn.) H. Schaef. & S. S. Renner
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 28 Jul 1995, from Cucurbita spp. to Cucumeropsis mannii Naudin
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHVINE-LENGTHVINE LENGTH IN METERS12 S9.CUCURBITS.STCROIX.2006PI 532721 02 SDNot Available
GROWTHGROWTH HABITGROWTH HABIT OF THE PLANT2 - VINE S9.CUCURBITS.STCROIX.2006PI 532721 02 SDNot Available
GROWTHPLANT UNIFORMITYPLANT UNIFORMITY1 - POOR S9.CUCURBITS.STCROIX.2006PI 532721 02 SDNot Available
GROWTHPLANT VIGORPLANT VIGOR6 - (1 = POOR, 9 = EXCELLENT) S9.CUCURBITS.STCROIX.2006PI 532721 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT SHAPEGENERAL FRUIT SHAPE5 - OBLATE S9.CUCURBITS.STCROIX.2006PI 532721 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT LENGTHFRUIT LENGTH IN CENTIMETERS14 S9.CUCURBITS.STCROIX.2006PI 532721 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT DIAMETERFRUIT WIDTH (DIAMETER) IN CENTIMETERS10 S9.CUCURBITS.STCROIX.2006PI 532721 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT SURFACECHARACTER OF FRUIT SURFACE1 - SMOOTH S9.CUCURBITS.STCROIX.2006PI 532721 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT COLORMATURE FRUIT COLOR5 - GREEN STRIPED S9.CUCURBITS.STCROIX.2006PI 532721 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFLESH COLORFLESH COLOR6 - LIGHT GREEN S9.CUCURBITS.STCROIX.2006PI 532721 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFLESH DEPTHFLESH DEPTH MEASURED IN CENTIMETERS1.4 S9.CUCURBITS.STCROIX.2006PI 532721 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT SPOTTINGFRUIT SPOTTING2 - (1 = SLIGHT, 9 = PRONOUNCED) S9.CUCURBITS.STCROIX.2006PI 532721 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSEED CAVITY COLORSEED CAVITY COLOR6 - YELLOW S9.CUCURBITS.STCROIX.2006PI 532721 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYUNIFORMITY OF FRUIT SIZEUNIFORMITY OF FRUIT SIZE1 - VERY UNIFORM S9.CUCURBITS.STCROIX.2006PI 532721 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYUNIFORMITY OF FRUIT SHAPEUNIFORMITY OF FRUIT SHAPE1 - VERY UNIFORM S9.CUCURBITS.STCROIX.2006PI 532721 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYUNIFORMITY OF FRUIT COLORUNIFORMITY OF FRUIT COLOR AT MATURITY1 - VERY UNIFORM S9.CUCURBITS.STCROIX.2006PI 532721 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYUNIFORMITY OF FRUIT SURFACEUNIFORMITY OF FRUIT SURFACE FEATURES1 - VERY UNIFORM S9.CUCURBITS.STCROIX.2006PI 532721 02 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMATURITYRELATIVE TIME OF MATURATION8 - LATE S9.CUCURBITS.STCROIX.2006PI 532721 02 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONFRUIT SETFRUIT SET1 - POOR S9.CUCURBITS.STCROIX.2006PI 532721 02 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONFRUIT WEIGHTFRUIT WEIGHT MEASURED IN KILOGRAMS0.6 S9.CUCURBITS.STCROIX.2006PI 532721 02 SDNot Available
SUBSETImageImage present in GRIN databaseSeed - Image of seed S9.CUCURBITS.IMAGE.SEEDPI 532721 or SDNot Available