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ACCESSIONPLANT NAMETAXONOMYORIGINGENEBANKIMAGEAVAILABILITYRECEIVEDSOURCE TYPESOURCE DATECOLLECTION SITECOORDINATESELEVATIONHABITATIMPROVEMENT LEVELNARRATIVE
0PI 323316Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo IndiaNC71967DONATED10/18/1967Uncertain improvement statusReceived as Cucumis sativus.1240347PI 323316
1PI 320052Cucumis anguria L. EthiopiaNC71967COLLECTEDPRE 05/10/1967Wild materialWest Indian Gherkin. Annual; vine; 160 inches high by 36 inches wide. Flowers yellow. Fruit light green turning bright yellow when mature. Fruit ovate, 2.5 by 1.75 inches, spiny with recurved small spines at apex of larger spine.1237953PI 320052
2PI 319217Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo EgyptNC7FRUIT1967COLLECTED1966LandraceSnake cucumber. Received as Cucumis sp.1237489PI 319217
3PI 319218Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo EgyptNC7FRUITNot Available1967COLLECTED1966LandraceSweet melon. Received as Cucumis sp.1237490PI 319218
4PI 314427KoljoznitzaCucumis melo L. subsp. melo GeorgiaNC7FRUIT1966COLLECTEDPRE 05/09/1966Market in Tbilisi.41.71777778, 44.79444444LandraceReceived as Cucumis sp. Collected in market.1234767PI 314427
5PI 314653336Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo Alma-Ata, KazakhstanNC7Not Available1966COLLECTEDPRE 05/09/1966Market in Alma Ata43.25000000, 76.95000000Cultivated materialCollected from market; received as Cucumis sp. Fruit oblong, 12 by 8 inches, surface slightly rugose; buff colored; flesh thick, cream colored, sweet.1234897PI 314653
6PI 314654368Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo Alma-Ata, KazakhstanNC7FRUIT1966COLLECTEDPRE 05/09/1966Cholak Espe (Sholakespe), 250 km. northwest of Alma Ata.45.18833333, 68.13000000Cultivated materialReceived as Cucumis sp. Fruit ovoid, 9 by 14 inches; brownish green; slightly rugose; flesh cream colored, juicy, sweet.1234898PI 314654
7PI 299569244Cucumis africanus L. f. Transvaal, South AfricaNC71964COLLECTED04/19645 miles north of Pretoria, Hwy. N1.-25.75000000, 28.166666671478Rocky, gravely soil, open grassland roadside.Wild materialLocal name: wild cucumber, bitter cucumber. Fruits bicolored when immature, light yellow when ripe, 1.5 by 2 inches; spines short, dull. Recieved as C. zeyheri, re-id to C. africanus per QS29.1226236PI 299569
8PI 299570416Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich. KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaNC7FRUIT1964COLLECTED04/19648 miles north of Muden, Natal.-28.96666667, 30.38333333853Hard dry clay wasteland, Mooi River Valley; annual rainfall 20 inches.Wild materialProstrate vine; fruits spiny, variable green when immature, yellow when ripe. Received as C. zeyheri, re-id to C. africanus per QS29. See also Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative 3:55-59(1980).1226237PI 299570
9PI 299571563Cucumis africanus L. f. Cape Province, South AfricaNC7FRUIT1964COLLECTED04/1964Roadside 5 miles east of Barkley (Barkly) West, Orange Free State (really Cape Province), Hwy. S5.-28.53333333, 24.516666671219Level terrain, disturbed roadside; annual rainfall 15 inches.Wild materialFruits variable green when immature, yellow when ripe, 1.5 by 2.5 inches. Received as C. zeyheri, re-id to C. africanus per QS29.1226238PI 299571
10PI 299572605Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich. Cape Province, South AfricaNC7FRUIT1964COLLECTED04/196412 miles southeast of Jasenville, Cape Province on Pearston road.488Level, ungrazed rangeland; annual rainfall 8 inches.Wild materialVine; fruits bicolored when immature, yellow when ripe, 1.5 by 2 inches; spines short. Received as C. zeyheri, re-id to C. africanus per QS29. See also Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative 3:55-59 (1980).1226239PI 299572
11PI 292190Cucumis metuliferus E. Mey. ex Naudin Transvaal, South AfricaNC7FRUIT1963DONATED07/22/1963Cultivated materialWatermelon mosaic virus-1 resistance (Provvidenti and Robinson, 1972) / Papaya ringspot virus resistance (Provvidenti and Gonsalves, 1982).1221798PI 292190
12PI 288330168Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo Gujarat, IndiaNC71963COLLECTEDPRE 04/09/1963Degam, Ahmedabad District.22.16666667, 72.60000000LandraceReceived as C. sativus, re-id per QS46 3/72.1218251PI 288330
13PI 288331314Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo Rajasthan, IndiaNC71963COLLECTEDPRE 04/09/1963Maval (Mawal), Sirohi District.24.43333333, 72.70000000LandraceReceived as C. sativus, re-id per QS46 3/72.1218252PI 288331
14PI 282442Cucumis anguria L. ZimbabweNC71962COLLECTEDPRE 08/01/1962Gatooma (Kadoma), Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)-18.35000000, 29.91666667Wild materialAnnual monoecious creeper; stems to 3 m. long; tendrils stoutish; fruit large, ellipsoid or subglobose, light yellowish green to bright yellow when ripe; bitter. Received as Cucumis anguria var. longipes.1209829PI 282442
15PI 282447Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin subsp. leptodermis (Schweick.) C. Jeffrey & P. Halliday Free State, South AfricaNC71962COLLECTEDPRE 08/01/1962Orange Free State.Wild materialAnnual, monoecious prostrate herb; stems several, branches, to 1 m. long; tendrils long; fruit on peduncle to 2.5 cm. long, globose, longitudinally zoned into light and dark green bands; spined few, short, soft. Received as Cucumis lepteodermis, re-id to C. myriocarpus per QS46 3/72.1209833PI 282447
16PI 282448Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo Transvaal, South AfricaNC71962COLLECTEDPRE 08/01/1962Pretoria, Transvaal-25.75000000, 28.16666667Wild materialPlant annual creeper; stems branched, sometimes short; tendrils well developed; flowers monoecious, light yellow; fruit in the wild variable, smooth, usually green, mottled in bands, to 6 cm. long; pulp white. Seeds are from indigenous wild form, widely distributed in the warmer regions, where it is common as a weed on cultivated land.1209834PI 282448
17PI 282449Gooseberry GourdCucumis myriocarpus Naudin Transvaal, South AfricaNC71962COLLECTEDPRE 08/01/1962Pretoria, Transvaal.-25.75000000, 28.16666667Wild materialMonoecious annual; stems prostrate, branched, to 2 m. long; tendrils slender, short; fruit broadly ellipsoid to subglobose, green with longitudinal dark blackish or purplish brown bands when nearly ripe turning rusty orange; spines numerous, soft, curved. Common weed on cultivated lands.1209835PI 282449
18PI 282450Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin Transvaal, South AfricaNC71962COLLECTEDPRE 08/01/1962Wild materialHerbaceous perennial with thin woody roots; stems several, annual, prostrate, rarely climbing, to 2 meters long; flowers monoecious; fruit ellipsoid, light yellow, spine covered, poisonous; spines soft, short.1209836PI 282450
19PI 2756331350Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo Rajasthan, IndiaNC7Not Available1961COLLECTEDPRE 06/29/1961Farm near JodhpurLandraceRecieved as Cucumis sativus, re-id per QS46 3/72.1206454PI 275633
20PI 27403619172Cucumis prophetarum L. Transvaal, South AfricaNC7FRUIT1961COLLECTEDPRE 04/11/1961Pietersburg.-23.90000000, 29.45000000Gravelly ground.Wild material1205792PI 274036
21PI 2736481895Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich. EthiopiaNC71961COLLECTEDPRE 04/04/1961Wild materialSmall vine trailing on ground. Received as C. prophetarum; re-id to C. ficifolius per A. Rich QS46 03/1972.1205560PI 273648
22PI 2736502048Cucumis subsericeus Hook. f. EthiopiaNC7FRUIT1961COLLECTEDPRE 04/04/1961Shore of Lake Awusa.7.05000000, 38.43333333Wild materialPlant in wild, vine to six feet long; fruits 1 by 3 inches, spiny, yellow when ripe. Originally received as Cucumis membranifolius Hook. f.1205562PI 273650
23PI 27319219077Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich. Cape Province, South AfricaNC7FRUIT1961COLLECTEDPRE 03/20/1961Rocky arroyo along highway, 94 miles southwest of Beaufort.Wild materialPerennial ground vine; fruits prickly, turning light yellow when ripe.1205396PI 273192
24PI 253500Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo Nangarhār, AfghanistanNC7FRUIT1958COLLECTEDPRE 11/06/1958Grown around Jalalabad, Afghanistan34.41666667, 70.45000000Landrace1194914PI 253500
25PI 249894'Gatooma 26'Cucumis anguria L. var. longaculeatus J. H. Kirkbr. ZimbabweNC7Not Available1958COLLECTEDPRE 08/11/1958Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)Cultivated materialProstrate monoecious annual; leaves 2-4 inches long, similar to C. ficifolius, deeply cut into 5-7 obovate-round toothed lobes, scabous on both surfaces; ovary echinate with short stiff prickles; fruit oblong, 2 inches long, on stout, curved peduncle 3-5 inches long, rounded at both ends, smooth, glabrous except for a few scattered prickles; seeds 0.18 inch long, elliptic-oblong, pale brown, smooth, margins rounded. This accession large fruited type with long spines. Originally from Southern Rhodesia.1192838PI 249894
26PI 236468Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach Shewa, EthiopiaNC71957COLLECTED1950Market, Addis AbabaWild materialReceived as component of PI 193490 (Citrullus vulgaris) with fuzzy fruit tentatively identified as Cucumis sp.; re-id to C. dipsaceus per QS29 CR105, 12/1967. Third component assigned PI 233646 and re-id to C. anguria. Maintain only one PI and as C. sp. mix?1185740PI 236468
27PI 234607Sweet MelonCucumis melo L. subsp. melo KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaNC7FRUIT1956COLLECTEDPRE 09/24/1956Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South AfricaLandrace1185048PI 234607
28PI 2336468501Cucumis anguria L. var. anguria Shewa, EthiopiaNC71956COLLECTED1950Addis Ababa market.Wild materialReceived as component of PI 193490 (Citrullus vulgaris) with smooth skinned fruit and was assigned C. anguria (PI 233646); re-id from Cucumis sativus per QS 46 03/1972. A third component, PI 236468, was identified as C. dipsaceus. Maintain as C. sp. mix?1184717PI 233646
29PI 22980755-31Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo New York, United StatesNC7FRUIT1955DONATED11/07/1955Cultivated materialEarly honeydew melon adapted to New Hampshire.1183090PI 229807
30PI 224769Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo Korea, SouthNC7Not Available1955COLLECTEDPRE 04/18/1955Breeding materialReceived as var. conomon; place of publication not found. Small, skin yellow, smooth; flesh white, sweet; matures in 68 days. Valuable as parent in breeding.1180820PI 224769
31PI 224770'Juane Canari Honeydew'Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo AfricaNC7FRUIT1955COLLECTEDPRE 04/18/1955CultivarLarge, yellow, good quality; matures in 90 to 100 days. Valuable in breeding.1180821PI 224770
32PI 222138'Malacara'Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo Oran, AlgeriaNC71954DONATED11/18/1954Uncertain improvement status1179702PI 222138
33PI 21405013558Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo Karnataka, IndiaNC71954COLLECTED01/30/1954Chettalli, formerly Coorg (Kodagu) StateLandraceAnnual vine with small ovoid, pale yellow, bitter fruits with weak sparce prickles. Received as C. sp, re-id to C. melo per QS29.1176051PI 214050
34PI 21289713356Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo Gujarat, IndiaNC71954COLLECTED12/22/1953Market, Baroda (Vadodara), Bombay State.22.30000000, 73.20000000LandraceFrom market. Vine spontaneous along margins of fields. Received as Cucumis sp.1175682PI 212897
35PI 203974Cucumis africanus L. f. South AfricaNC71952COLLECTEDPRE 12/15/1952Wild material1171266PI 203974
36PI 203975Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin South AfricaNC71952COLLECTEDPRE 12/15/1952Wild materialReceived as Cucumis figarei var. echinophorus, re-id to C. myriocarpus per QS46 03/1972.1171267PI 203975
37PI 203977Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin subsp. myriocarpus South AfricaNC7FRUIT1952COLLECTEDPRE 12/15/1952Wild materialReceived as C. myriocarpus, but seeds thought to be not of that species and thus id changed to C. sp.; C. myriocarpus confirmed per QS46 03/1972.1171271PI 203977
38PI 203978Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo South AfricaNC7Not Available1952COLLECTEDPRE 12/15/1952LandraceReceived as C. metuliferus, but seeds thought not to be of that species, thus id changed to C. Sp.; re-id to C. melo per QS46 03/1972.1171272PI 203978
39PI 202681Cucumis metuliferus E. Mey. ex Naudin Transvaal, South AfricaNC7FRUIT1952DONATED09/05/1952Wild materialReceived as Cucumis sp., re-id to C. metuliferus per RI11 06/18/1959.1170039PI 202681
40PI 20081667Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo Mandalay, MyanmarNC71952COLLECTEDPRE 04/24/1952Bazar, Maymyo22.03333333, 96.46666667LandraceFruits orange and yellow striped; long keeping. Received as C. sativus, re-id to C. melo per QS46 03/1972.1169343PI 200816
41PI 20081768Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo Kachin, MyanmarNC71952COLLECTEDPRE 04/24/1952Near Bhamo24.26666667, 97.23333333LandraceFruits green or yellow, white striped, 10 inches by 5 inches. Received as C. sativus, re-id to C. melo per QS46 03/1972.1169344PI 200817
42PI 19684410000Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich. Welega, EthiopiaNC7FRUIT1951COLLECTED05/02/1951Lekemti (Nek'emte)9.08333333, 36.55000000Wild material1167659PI 196844
43PI 1964778Cucumis anguria L. var. anguria Mato Grosso, BrazilNC7FRUIT1951DONATED05/22/1951Wild materialA wild cucumber, eaten cooked with ground meat.1167114PI 196477
44PI 193495PopomeCucumis melo L. subsp. melo Shewa, EthiopiaNC71950COLLECTED1950Addis Ababa market9.03333333, 38.70000000Landrace1164590PI 193495
45PI 1934988668Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach Hārerī Hizb, EthiopiaNC71950COLLECTED1950Ogaden region, near Walwal (Welwel)7.05000000, 45.40000000Wild material1164593PI 193498
46PI 179922KachhraCucumis melo L. subsp. melo Rajasthan, IndiaNC71949COLLECTED12/15/1948Rohit, JodhpurLandraceDesert plant. Received as Cucumis sp.; reid to C. prophetarum per QS15 003/19/1964; Reid to C. melo per QS46.1155919PI 179922
47PI 179671TetiCucumis melo L. subsp. melo Gujarat, IndiaNC71949COLLECTED01/26/1949Sihor, Kathiawar, United ProvincesLandraceFruit flattened, 7 by 4 inches, traces of netting, deeply ribbed, lemon with green ribs; flesh salmon.1155769PI 179671
48PI 175111KhiraCucumis sativus L. var. sativus Uttar Pradesh, IndiaNC7FRUIT1949COLLECTED09/06/1948Mussoorie2134LandraceOriginal seed a mixture of Cucumis sativus and Cucumis melo.1151898PI 175111
49PI 164795PhutCucumis melo L. subsp. melo Maharashtra, IndiaNC71948COLLECTED03/23/1948LandraceReceived as Cucumis sp., changed to C. melo per QS 461141957PI 164795
50PI 164320'Velleri'Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo Tamil Nadu, IndiaNC71948COLLECTED02/27/1948LandraceReceived as Cucumis sp., re-id to C. melo var. chito Naud. QS 15, 03/19/19641141575PI 164320
51PI 164327'Velleri'Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. chito (C. Morren) Naudin Tamil Nadu, IndiaNC71948COLLECTED02/27/1948LandraceCucumis melo per QS 46. Sorted out of a sack o fSunda Kowatal (Solanum PI 164326).1141585PI 164327
52PI 147065Cucumis anguria L. var. longaculeatus J. H. Kirkbr. Amazonas, BrazilNC71943COLLECTED09/10/1943Wild materialFruit cucumberlike. Received as C. sp. and reid QS 15, 3/19/1964.1135901PI 147065
53PI 1241122564Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo Bihar, IndiaNC7FRUIT1937COLLECTED04/02/1937LandraceFruit unevenly elongate, 8 by 6 inches, flattened at ends, ribbed, smooth to obscurely netted, yellow with orange rib lines, fragrant; flesh 1 1/2 inches thick, rather flavorless.1132399PI 124112
54PI 1228472214Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo IndiaNC71937COLLECTEDPRE 03/01/1937LandraceReceived as Cucumis sativus, reid QS46. Fruit ovoid to 6 inches long, yellow, more or less marked in blotched lines of brown; flesh pulp sour; interesting when fried. Shell tough and fruit said to keep for months.1132252PI 122847