Taxon: Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin

A declared aquatic or terrestrial noxious weed and/or noxious-weed seed in these U.S. states (see state noxious weed lists), with links to state information or web documents:

CA*.

ªAquatic.

*Terrestrial.

°In seed.

Link to noxious weed information from

See also subordinate taxa:

• Cucumis myriocarpus subsp. leptodermis (2 accessions)
• Cucumis myriocarpus subsp. myriocarpus (6 accessions)

Common names:

• gooseberry cucumber   (Source: BSBI ) – English
  
• gooseberry cucumber   (Source: Noxweed Aust [as C. myriocarpus]) – English   [Cucumis myriocarpus subsp. myriocarpus]
  
• gooseberry melon   (Source: Aust Pl Common Names ) – English
  
• paddy melon   (Source: Noxweed Aust [as C. myriocarpus]) – English   [Cucumis myriocarpus subsp. myriocarpus]
  
• prickly paddy melon   (Source: Noxweed Aust [as C. myriocarpus]) – English   [Cucumis myriocarpus subsp. myriocarpus]
  
• krusbärsgurka   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

Economic importance:

• Gene sources: potential for disease resistance in melon   (fide Pl Embry Cult 710:108. 2011)
  
• Gene sources: secondary genetic relative of West Indian gherkin   (based on partially fertile hybrids with Cucumis anguria fide Econ Bot 25:206, 207. 1971)
  
• Gene sources: tertiary genetic relative of cucumber   (based on distant affinities to Cucumis sativus fide Proc Natl Acad Sci 107:14271. 2010)
  
• Gene sources: tertiary genetic relative of melon   (based on distant affinities to Cucumis melo fide Proc Natl Acad Sci 107:14271. 2010)
  

More:

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Distributional range:

• AFRICA
  South Tropical Africa: Mozambique; Zambia
  Southern Africa: Botswana; Lesotho; South Africa - Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Northern Cape, Western Cape; Swaziland

• AUSTRALASIA
  Australia: Australia

References:

• PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
• CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988)
• Deakin, J. R. et al. 1971. Interspecific hybridization in Cucumis. Econ. Bot. 25:295–211.
• Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960–. Flora zambesiaca.
• 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).
• 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. [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.
• Nuñez-Palenius, H. G. et al. 2011. Chapter 9. Muskmelon embryo rescue techniques using in vitro embryo culture. In: Thorpe, T. A. & E. C. Yeung, eds., Plant embryo culture: wethods and protocols. 710:107–115. [mentions].
• Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of 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.
• 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. [this study obtained hybrids from crosses of Cucumis myriocarpus with C. dipsaceus, C. prophetarum and C. zeyheri; these hybrids exhibited varaible pollen fertility and different bivalent frequencies].
• 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.

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Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Cucumis myriocarpus.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Cucumis myriocarpus.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Cucumis myriocarpus.

Synonyms:

• Cucumis leptodermis Schweick. [≡ Cucumis myriocarpus subsp. leptodermis]
  (previously associated with 1 accession)

Check other web resources for Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin:

• AVH: Australia's Virtual Herbarium
• ABRS: Australian Biological Resources Study Flora of Australia online
• SIBIS: South African National Biodiversity Institute's (SANBI) Integrated Biodiversity System
• PROTABASE: Plant Resources of Tropical Africa's (PROTA's) online resource
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images:

• GRIN Images of germplasm accessions.

More:

• Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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