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Taxon:
Cucumis zeyheri
Sond.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Cucumis
Subgenus:
Cucumis
Section:
Aculeatosi
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
12583
Place of publication:
W. H. Harvey & O. W. Sonder, Fl. cap. 2:496. 1862
Verified:
02/05/1996
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
Custers, J. B. M. & A. P. M. Den Nijs.
1986. Effects of aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG), environment, and genotype in overcoming hybridization barriers between
Cucumis
species. Euphytica 35:639-647.
Note:
Netherlands journal of plant breeding
Deakin, J. R. et al.
1971. Interspecific hybridization in
Cucumis
. Econ. Bot. 25:195-211.
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
Garcia-Mas, J. et al.
2004. Phylogenetic relationships among
Cucumis
species based on the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer sequence and microsatellite markers. Pl. Syst. Evol. 248:191-203.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/606
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds.
2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
Ghebretinsae, A. G. et al.
2007. Relationships of cucumbers and melons unraveled: molecular phylogenetics of
Cucumis
and related genera (Benincaseae, Cucurbitaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 94:1256-1266.
URL:
http://www.amjbot.org
Goryunova, S. V. et al.
2011. Variability and phylogenetic relationships of the
Cucumis sativus
L. species inferred from NBS-profiling and RAPD analysis. Russian J. Genet. 47:931-941.
Note:
translated from Genetika
Kirkbride, J. H., Jr.
1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus
Cucumis
(Cucurbitaceae) 52.
Note:
Parkway Publ., North Carolina
Schaefer, H.
2007.
Cucumis
(Cucurbitaceae) must include
Cucumella
,
Dicoelospermum
,
Mukia
,
Myrmecosicyos
, and
Oreosyce
: a recircumscription based on nuclear and plastid DNA data. Blumea 52:170.
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
Soria, C. et al.
1990. Ten interspecific crosses in the genus
Cucumis
: A preparatory study to seek crosses resistant to melon yellowing disease. Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 13:31-33.
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.prota4u.info/
Common names
Distribution
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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
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Lesotho
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Namibia
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
Native
Africa
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
,
Lesotho
,
Namibia
,
Eswatini
,
South Africa
[Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North-West]
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