Cucumis sativus L. var. xishuangbannanesis Qi & Yuan ex S. S. Renner GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Cucumis

Subgenus:

Cucumis

Section:

Cucumis

Family:

Cucurbitaceae

Tribe:

Benincaseae

Nomen number:

311955

Place of publication:

PhytoKeys 85:89. 2017

Comment:

Qu & Yuan did not provide Latin description nor type

Verified:

08/29/2017 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Cucumis sativus L. (3 active accession[s])
Cucumis sativus L. var. hardwickii (Royle) Alef. (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis sativus L. var. sativus (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis sativus L. var. sikkimensis Hook. f. (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Chen, J.-F. et al. 1994. The Xishuangbanna gourd (Cucumis sativus var. xishuangbannesis Qi et Yuan), a traditionally cultivated plant of the Hanai people, Xishuangbanna, Yunan, China. Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 17:18-20.
Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 120. Note: = Cucumis sativus L.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Qi, C. et al. 1983. A new type of cucumber - Cucumis sativus L. var. xishuanbannanesis. Acta Hort. Sin. 10:259-264. Note: place of invalid publication
Renner, S. S. 2017. A valid name for the Xishuangbanna gourd, a cucumber with carotene-rich fruits. PhytoKeys 85:87-94. Note: validated the name, and cited USDA accession PI 618931
Yang, S. L. et al. 1991. Preliminary studies on Cucumis sativus var. xishuangbannanesis. Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 14:29-31.
Zhao, X. et al. 2011. Comparison of the distribution of the repetitive DNA sequences in three variants of Cucumis sativus reveals their phylogenetic relationships. J. Genet. Genomics 38:39-45. Note: formerly Acta Genetica Sinica

Common names

English
Xishuangbanna cucumber –
Xishuangbanna gourd –
Transcribed Chinese
shihuo –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng	s.
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Laos
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam

Cultivated
Asia-Temperate

Asia-Tropical

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Human food	fruit	fide Cucurb Gen Coop 17:20. 1993	Chen, J.-F. et al. 1994. The Xishuangbanna gourd (Cucumis sativus var. xishuangbannesis Qi et Yuan), a traditionally cultivated plant of the Hanai people, Xishuangbanna, Yunan, China. Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 17:18-20.