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ACCESSIONPLANT NAMETAXONOMYORIGINGENEBANKIMAGEAVAILABILITYRECEIVEDSOURCE TYPESOURCE DATECOLLECTION SITECOORDINATESELEVATIONHABITATIMPROVEMENT LEVELNARRATIVE
0PI 438570W-C 2445Cucumis anguria L. Baja Verapaz, GuatemalaNC71979COLLECTED02/26/1979Salama', Baja Verapaz Dept15.13333333, -90.26666667Wild materialFruit slightly spiny, 4cm long. Wild.1333506PI 438570
1PI 438678W-C 2360Cucumis anguria L. Oaxaca, MexicoNC71979COLLECTED02/13/1979Coastal lowland, Km 40 between Cazadero and Santo Domingo, O axacaWild materialFruit pale greenish yellow, with few blunt spines, 3cm diam., 5cm long. Wild.1333614PI 438678
2PI 390449W-C 1000Cucumis anguria L. Manabí, EcuadorNC71974COLLECTEDPRE 09/1974Two km south of San Antonio, along road to Manta.Dry region.Uncertain improvement statusProstrate, herbaceous vine. Fruit ovoid, 4.5 cm by 3 cm, sparingly spiny. Greenish yellow, pedicel 8 cm long.1293310PI 390449
3PI 390450Bolsa de toroCucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach Manabí, EcuadorNC7FRUIT1974COLLECTEDPRE 09/1974Two km south of San Antonio, along road to Manta.Dry region.Uncertain improvement statusProstrate vine. Fruit oblong, 6-7 cm by 4 cm, densely soft spined, yellow.1293311PI 390450
4PI 3860293Cucumis anguria L. IranNC7Not Available1974COLLECTEDPRE 01/1974Wild materialWest Indian Gherkin1289672PI 386029
5PI 3860315Cucumis anguria L. IranNC7Not Available1974COLLECTEDPRE 01/1974Wild materialWest Indian Gherkin.1289674PI 386031
6PI 38603610Cucumis anguria L. IranNC71974COLLECTEDPRE 01/1974Wild materialWest Indian Gherkin.1289679PI 386036
7PI 38605125Cucumis anguria L. IranNC71974COLLECTEDPRE 01/1974Wild materialWest Indian Gherkin.1289694PI 386051
8PI 3644731201Cucumis zeyheri Sond. KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaNC7Not Available1971COLLECTEDPRE 06/15/1971Hluhluwe Game Reserve, Natal-28.08333333, 32.08333333350Open grasslandWild materialProstrate vine.1272957PI 364473
9PI 315212M66/296Cucumis zeyheri Sond. Limpopo, South AfricaNC7FRUIT1966COLLECTEDPRE 06/28/1966Botanic Garden, Pretoria.Wild material1235174PI 315212
10PI 299568Gooseberry GourdCucumis myriocarpus Naudin Transvaal, South AfricaNC7Not Available1964COLLECTED04/1964Near railroad crossing, one mile north of Hwy. N4, Malelane, Transvaal.-25.48333333, 31.51666667396Rocky, sandy soil, level terrain waste ground. Annual rainfall 20 inches.Wild materialProstrate vine; fruits variegated green when immature, yellow when ripe; 1 by 1.25 inches, bitter. Received as C. myriocarpus, re-id to C. zeyheri per QS29. When re-id occurred again, unknown.1226235PI 299568
11PI 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
12PI 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
13PI 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
14PI 282446Cucumis heptadactylus Naudin Cape Province, South AfricaNC7FRUIT1962COLLECTEDPRE 08/01/1962Northern Cape ProvinceWild materialWoody dioecious (separate male and female plants) perennial; stems prostrate, slender, branched, to 1.5 meters long; tendrils very short; fruit ovoid or ellipsoid with dark longitudinal bands, to 5 cm. long.1209832PI 282446
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 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
17PI 2802317523Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich. Shewa, Ethiopia FLOWERHistoric1962COLLECTEDPRE 03/31/1962About 3 km northeast of main road to Acachi, Shoa (Shewa) Province.8.86666667, 38.78333333Open rocky slopes above the Acachi RiverPlant in wild, perennial; tap root large, parsniplike; stem prostrat, lithe; fruit nearly globose to oblong, to 35mm. diameter, green striped when immature, yellow when ripe.1208661PI 280231
18PI 27403619172Cucumis prophetarum L. Transvaal, South AfricaNC7FRUIT1961COLLECTEDPRE 04/11/1961Pietersburg.-23.90000000, 29.45000000Gravelly ground.Wild material1205792PI 274036
19PI 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
20PI 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
21PI 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
22PI 249895'Gatooma 29'Cucumis anguria L. var. longaculeatus J. H. Kirkbr. ZimbabweNC71958COLLECTEDPRE 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, scabrous 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.1192839PI 249895
23PI 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
24PI 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
25PI 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
26PI 19684410000Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich. Welega, EthiopiaNC7FRUIT1951COLLECTED05/02/1951Lekemti (Nek'emte)9.08333333, 36.55000000Wild material1167659PI 196844
27PI 1934988668Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach Hārerī Hizb, EthiopiaNC71950COLLECTED1950Ogaden region, near Walwal (Welwel)7.05000000, 45.40000000Wild material1164593PI 193498
28PI 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