Cucumis collosus (Rottler) Cogn. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Cucumis collosus (Rottler) Cogn.

Synonym of Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo

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

Comment:

based on Bryonia collosa

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

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Reference(s)

Chakravarty, H. L. 1982. Cucurbitaceae. Fascicles of flora of India. 1978- 11:31.
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.
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.
Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae). 1993 103.
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.
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.

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Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=12549. Accessed 17 April 2026.