Summary
Place of publication:
Biosyst. monogr. Cucumis 39. 1993
Verified:
02/05/1996
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Dabauza, M. et al. 1998. Regeneration and characterisation of Cucumis melo L. (+) Cucumis anguria L. var. longipes (Hook. fil.) Meeuse somatic hybrids. Pl. Cell Tissue Organ Cult. 52:123-131.
- Dabauza, M. et al. 1998. Regeneration and characterisation of Cucumis melo L. (+) Cucumis anguria L. var. longipes (Hook. fil.) Meeuse somatic hybrids. Pl. Cell Tissue Organ Cult. 52:123-131.
- Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14. 2003
- Lebeda, A. et al. 2007. Chapter 8. Cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae; Cucumis spp., Cucurbita spp., Citrullus spp.). Genetic resources, chromosome engineering, and crop improvement. 2005- 3:271-376.
- Modolo, V. A. & C. P. da Costa. 2004. Gherkin elite line selection. Crop Breed. Appl. Biotechnol. 4:63-67.
- Modolo, V. A. & C. P. da Costa. 2004. Gherkin elite line selection. Crop Breed. Appl. Biotechnol. 4:63-67.
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Angola | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Malawi | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Mozambique | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zambia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zimbabwe | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Botswana | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Eswatini | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Namibia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Limpopo | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Mpumalanga | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Zaire | | |
Native
Africa
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Tanzania
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga]
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WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Zaire
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=404384.
Accessed 17 April 2026.