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Taxon:  Cucumis collosus (Rottler) Cogn.



Summary
Genus:
Cucumis
Subgenus:
Cucumis
Section:
Cucumis
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
12549
Place of publication:
C. A. Cogniaux & H. Harms in H. G. A. Engler, Pflanzenr. IV. 275II(Heft 88):129. 1924 "callosus"
Comment:
  • based on Bryonia collosa
  • this species has high genetic similarity with Cucurbita melo, and here is considered in its synonymy
Verified:
09/04/2001 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
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Chakravarty, H. L. 1982. Cucurbitaceae. Fascicles of flora of India. 11:31. Note: lists as "callosus"
  2. 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 Note: "callosus"
  3. John, K. J. et al. 2013. On the occurrence, distribution, taxonomy and genepool relationship of Cucumis callosus (Rottler) Cogn., the wild progenitor of Cucumis melo L. from India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 60:1037-1046. URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/10722 Note: "callosus"
  4. Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 103. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
  5. Parthasarathary, V. A. & C. N. Sambandam. 1980. Taxonomy of Cucumis callosus (Rottl.) Cogn. - The wild melon of India. Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 3:66-67. Note: it concludes that "Cucumis callosus" is co-specific with C. melo
  6. Renner, S. & A. K. Pandey. 2013. The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20:53-118. URL: http://www.pensoft.net/journals/phytokeys Note: "callosus"
  7. 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. Note: this study used one USDA accession (PI 435284) that was named "Cucumis callosus" and it was resolved among other C. melo accessions; the authors interpreted C. callosus as one of the wild progenitors of melon
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