Details for: PI 532733, Citrullus mucosospermus (Fursa) Fursa, Egusi


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Citrullus mucosospermus (Fursa) Fursa
Top Name:
Egusi
Origin:
Collected – Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Received by NPGS:
Sep 1988
PI Assigned:
1989
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Citrullus mucosospermus (Fursa) Fursa
Top Name:
Egusi
Origin:
Collected – Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Received by NPGS:
Sep 1988
PI Assigned:
1989
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
29 September 1987.
Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Locality: Mbonga Masoka, 40km S of Bulungu, NKO/Zone Bulungu District
Coordinates: -4.7167, 18.6667 (Map it)
Elevation: 400m.
Environment description: Farmstore
Comment: Received through IBPGR, Rome, Italy
Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Egusi
Type: Local name
Jarret, Robert L. USDA, ARS

Mantete (courge)
Type: Local name

IZ 1000736
Type: Donor identifier
Group: IBPGR
International Board for Plant Genetic Resources

NNN 165
Type: Collector identifier

Narrative
Bambala tribe, Kimbala language. Planted January, harvested May/June. Kipeti type.
Citrullus mucosospermus (Fursa) Fursa
Genus:
Citrullus
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:

468433
Place of publication:

Trudy Prikl. Bot. 81:111. 1983
Verified:
08/25/2015 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai subsp. mucosospermus Fursa

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishegusi melon as Citrullus lanatus1PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). Note: mentions egusi melon under Citrullus lanatus
Englishegusi watermelon as Citrullus lanatus1PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). Note: mentions egusi melon under Citrullus lanatus
EnglishWest African watermelon as Citrullus lanatus1PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). Note: mentions egusi melon under Citrullus lanatus
Frenchmelon à pistache as Citrullus lanatus2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). Note: mentions egusi melon under Citrullus lanatus
Frenchpastèque égousi as Citrullus lanatus2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). Note: mentions egusi melon under Citrullus lanatus
Nigeria (Yoruba)egusi as Citrullus lanatus2Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 25 Aug 2015, from Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai subsp. lanatus to Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 28 Jul 1995, from Cucurbita spp. 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: 07 Nov 2016, from Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai to Citrullus mucosospermus (Fursa) Fursa
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
CHEMICALArachidic acid (20:0)Arachidic acid (20:0) percentage0.35 WATERMELON.FATTY.ACID.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
CHEMICALLinoleic acid (18:2)Linoleic acid (18:2) percentage62.47 WATERMELON.FATTY.ACID.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
CHEMICALSeed (entire) oil percentageMean percent seed (entire) oil content36.66 WATERMELON.SEED.OIL.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
CHEMICALOleic acid (18:1)Oleic acid (18:1) percentage14.17 WATERMELON.FATTY.ACID.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
CHEMICALPalmitic acid (16:0)Palmitic acid (16:0) percentage10.74 WATERMELON.FATTY.ACID.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
CHEMICALStearic acid (18:0)Stearic acid (18:0) percentage11.38 WATERMELON.FATTY.ACID.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
DISEASEBacterial fruit blotchResistance to watermelon fruit blotch (Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli).2 - (1 = Resistant, 9 = Susceptible) WATERMELON.BFB.2020 Not Available
DISEASEAnthracnose race 1 Growth ChamberResistance to race 1 of Colletotrichum lagenarium evaluated in Growth Chamber6 - (1 = Resistant, 9 = Susceptible) WATERMELON.ANTHRACNOSE.RACE1.GC.2019 Not Available
DISEASEAnthracnose race 1 Green HouseResistance to race 1 of Colletotrichum lagenarium evaluated in Green House2 - (1 = Resistant, 9 = Susceptible) WATERMELON.ANTHRACNOSE.RACE1.GH.2019 Not Available
DISEASEAnthracnose race 1 FieldResistance to race 1 of Colletotrichum lagenarium evaluated in Field Environment6 - (1 = Resistant, 9 = Susceptible) WATERMELON.ANTHRACNOSE.RACE1.FIELD.2019 Not Available
DISEASEAnthracnose race 2 Green HouseResistance to race 2 of Colletotrichum lagenarium evaluated in Green House5 - (1 = Resistant, 9 = Susceptible) WATERMELON.ANTHRACNOSE.RACE2.GH.2019 Not Available
GENSTOCKPloidyPloidy2X S9.WATERMELON Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBackground colorFruit rind background color2 - Medium Green WATERMELON.2000PI 532733 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYFruit color patternColor pattern of fruit rind2 - Striped WATERMELON.2000PI 532733 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYFlesh colorColor of ripe fruit flesh4 - White WATERMELON.2000PI 532733 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYFruit diameterMaximum fruit diameter in centimeters15 WATERMELON.2000PI 532733 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYFruit lengthFruit length in centimeters15 WATERMELON.2000PI 532733 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYFruit shapeGeneral fruit shape1 - Round WATERMELON.2000PI 532733 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYRind stripe colorColor of rind stripes3 - Dark Green WATERMELON.2000PI 532733 01 SD
PHENOLOGYMaturityRelative time of maturation8 - Late Season WATERMELON.2000PI 532733 01 SD
PRODUCTIONFruit weightFruit weight measured in kilograms1.2 WATERMELON.2000PI 532733 01 SD
QUALITYBrixMass percent sucrose determined by a hand held refractometer2.50 WATERMELON.2000PI 532733 01 SD
SUBSETImageImage present in GRIN databaseSeed - Image of seed WATERMELON.IMAGE.SEEDPI 532733 01 SD
SUBSETMolecular Core subsetA flag to indicate the accession is part of the molecular core subsetY - Yes, accession is part of the molecular core subset WATERMELON.MOLECULAR.CORE Not Available