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Taxon:
Citrullus ecirrhosus
Cogn.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Citrullus
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
314532
Place of publication:
Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 30:151. 1888
Verified:
04/03/2012
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)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds.
1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
Dane, F. & J. Liu.
2007. Diversity and origin of cultivated and citron type watermelon (
Citrullus lanatus
). Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 54:1255-1265.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/10722
Note:
it proposes
Citrullus ecirrhosus
as a probable ancestor of watermelon
Dane, F. & P. Lang.
2004. Sequence variation at cpDNA regions of watermelon and related wild species: implications for the evolution of
Citrullus
haplotypes. Amer. J. Bot. 91:1922-1929.
URL:
http://www.amjbot.org
de Winter, B.
1990. Cucurbitaceae: a new species of
Citrullus
(Benincaseae) from the Namib Desert, Namibia. Bothalia 20:210.
Note:
mentions
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds.
2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
Gibbs Russell, G. E. et al.
1985, 1987. List of species of Southern African plants, ed. 2. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa
Note:
v. 51. 1985; v. 56. 1987
Jeffrey, C.
1975. Further notes on Cucurbitaceae: III Some southern African taxa. Kew Bull. 30:478.
Note:
mentions for a comparison of seed-coat layers among species found in Africa
Meeuse, A. D. J.
1962. The Cucurbitaceae of southern Africa. Bothalia 8:58.
Merxmüller, H., ed.
1966-1972. Prodromus einer flora von Sudwestafrika.
Navot, N. et al.
1990. Linkage relationships of genes affecting bitterness and flesh color in watermelon. J. Heredity 81:162-165.
Common names
Swedish
tsamma –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
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Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Namibia
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Northern Cape
Native
Africa
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Namibia
,
South Africa
[Northern Cape]
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