Taxon: Cucumis anguria L. var. longaculeatus J. H. Kirkbr.

Summary

Genus:

Cucumis

Subgenus:

Cucumis

Section:

Aculeatosi

Family:

Cucurbitaceae

Tribe:

Benincaseae

Nomen number:

404384

Place of publication:

Biosyst. monogr. Cucumis 39. 1993

Verified:

02/05/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

23 (23 active, 20 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Cucumis anguria L. (49 active accession[s])
Cucumis anguria L. var. anguria (10 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cucumis anguria L. var. longipes auct.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Dabauza, M. et al. 1998. Regeneration and characterisation of Cucumis melo L. (+) Cucumis anguria L. var. longipes (Hook. fil.) Meeuse somatic hybrids. Pl. Cell Tissue Organ Cult. 52:123-131.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Lebeda, A. et al. 2007. Chapter 8. Cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae; Cucumis spp., Cucurbita spp., Citrullus spp.). In: Singh, R. J. et al., eds., Genetic resources, chromosome engineering, and crop improvement 3:271-376. Note: mentions
Modolo, V. A. & C. P. da Costa. 2004. Gherkin elite line selection. Crop Breed. Appl. Biotechnol. 4:63-67.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania		Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 40-41. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Angola		Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 40-41. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Malawi		Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 40-41. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique		Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 40-41. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zambia		Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 40-41. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe		Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 40-41. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Botswana		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Eswatini		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Namibia		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Limpopo	Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Democratic Republic of the Congo		Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 40-41. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina

Native
Africa

EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Democratic Republic of the Congo
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga]

Reference(s)

Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 40-41. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=404384. Accessed 14 April 2026.