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Taxon:
Cucumis myriocarpus
Naudin
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Cucumis
Subgenus:
Cucumis
Section:
Aculeatosi
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
12576
Place of publication:
Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 4, 11:22. 1859
Verified:
05/07/1992
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Cucumis myriocarpus
Naudin subsp.
leptodermis
(Schweick.) C. Jeffrey & P. Halliday
(0 active accession[s])
Cucumis myriocarpus
Naudin subsp.
myriocarpus
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Botanical Society of the British Isles.
BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/BSBI/taxonsearch.php
CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland.
Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988)
Note:
four books on weeds worldwide in scope
Deakin, J. R. et al.
1971. Interspecific hybridization in
Cucumis
. Econ. Bot. 25:295-211.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/12231
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
URL:
http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
George, A. S., ed.
1980-. Flora of Australia.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds.
2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.anbg.gov.au/common.names/
Kho, Y. O. et al.
1980. Interspecific hybridization in
Cucumis
L. II. The crossability of species, and investigation of in vivo pollen tube growth and seed set. Euphytica 29:661-672.
Note:
mentions some PI accessions that still exist at the USDA, however there are some discrepancies in taxon identification
Kirkbride, J. H., Jr.
1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus
Cucumis
(Cucurbitaceae) 27.
Note:
Parkway Publ., North Carolina
Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson.
1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
Schaefer, H.
2007.
Cucumis
(Cucurbitaceae) must include
Cucumella
,
Dicoelospermum
,
Mukia
,
Myrmecosicyos
, and
Oreosyce
: a recircumscription based on nuclear and plastid DNA data. Blumea 52:169.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea
Sebastian, P. et al.
2010. Cucumber (
Cucumis sativus
) and melon (
C. melo
) have numerous wild relatives in Asia and Australia, and the sister species of melon is from Australia. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 107:14269-14273.
Singh, A. K. & K. S. Yadava.
1984. An analysis of interspecific hybrids and phylogenetic implications in
Cucumis
(Cucurbitaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 147:237-252.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/606
Telford, I. R. H. et al.
2011.
Cucumis
(Cucurbitaceae) in Australia and eastern Malesia, including newsly recognized species and the sister species to
C. melo
. Syst. Bot. 36:376-389.
www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.prota4u.info/
Common names
English
gooseberry cucumber –
Reference(s)
gooseberry melon –
Reference(s)
Swedish
krusbärsgurka –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Lesotho
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Eastern Cape
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Free State
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Gauteng
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Limpopo
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Mpumalanga
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Northern Cape
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
North-West
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Western Cape
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Native
Africa
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique
,
Zambia
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
,
Lesotho
,
Eswatini
,
South Africa
[KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West]
Naturalized
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
Name
References