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Taxon:
Cucumis ficifolius
A. Rich.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Cucumis
Subgenus:
Cucumis
Section:
Aculeatosi
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
12554
Place of publication:
Tent. fl. abyss. 1:294. 1847-1848; t. 53. 1851?
Verified:
05/10/1995
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
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cucumis figarei
Delile ex Naudin
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Reference(s)
Achigan-Dako, E. G.
Phylogenetic and genetic variation analyses in cucurbit species (Cucurbitaceae) from West Africa: definition of conservation strategies. 2008
Note:
comments on the challenges of correct identification of samples used for phylogenetic studies in the group, especially of species like
Cucumis ficifolius
,
C. figarei
(=
C. pustulatus
),
C. zeyherii
,
C. africanus
and
C. myriocarpus
Chung, S.-M. et al.
2006. Molecular phylogeny of
Cucumis
species as revealed by consensus chloroplast SSR marker length and sequence variation. Genome 49:219-229.
Deakin, J. R. et al.
1971. Interspecific hybridization in
Cucumis
. Econ. Bot. 25:195-211.
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/12231
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Note:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Cucumis+ficifolius&quantity=1
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.
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/606
Gursoz, N. et al.
1991. Obtention of haploid plants induced by irradiated pollen in watermelon (
Citrullus lanatus
). Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 14:109-110.
Note:
mentions induced haploid using
Cucumis ficifolius
as pollen donor in
C. melo
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards.
Flora of Ethiopia. 1989- (and Eritrea. 2000)
Kirkbride, J. H., Jr.
Biosystematic monograph of the genus
Cucumis
(Cucurbitaceae). 1993
Note:
Parkway Publ., North Carolina
Kunkel, G.
Plants for human consumption. 1984
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Schaefer, H.
2007.
Cucumis
(Cucurbitaceae) must include
Cucumella
,
Dicoelospermum
,
Mukia
,
Myrmecosicyos
, and
Oreosyce
: a recircumscription based on nuclear and plastid DNA data. Blumea 52:168.
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.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
Common names
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
n.
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Eritrea
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Rwanda
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Zaire
e.
Native
Africa
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
(n.),
Uganda
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea
,
Ethiopia
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Rwanda
,
Zaire
(e.)
Economic Uses
Human food
Name
References
Economic Uses