Cucumis myriocarpus
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID6440146046dac301794264 |
| Scientific name | Cucumis myriocarpus |
| Authority | Naudin |
| First published in | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 4, 11: 22 (1859) |
Description Top
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Cucumis myriocarpus, also known as the gooseberry cucumber, gooseberry gourd, paddy melon, Mallee Pear or prickly paddy melon, is a toxic annual herb native to tropical and southern Africa. It has small, round, yellow-green or green-striped fruit with soft spines, small yellow flowers and deeply lobed, light green leaves. The melon is a noxious weed in Australia and California, where it is also known as prickly paddy melon, bitter apple, gooseberry gourd and gooseberry cucumber. It is often confused with Citrullus lanatus (the Afghan melon, camel melon or bitter wooly melon) in Australia, where both species are introduced. The plant is toxic to humans and animals, and has been used as an emetic. It is also naturalized in Spain, where it is known as habanera or sandía habanera. Management of the plant includes mechanical removal of small infestations, cultivation at early stages of growth, and the spray-graze method.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Cucumis dissectifolius | Naudin | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 4, 11: 23. 1859 |
| Cucumis grossularoides | hort. ex Steud. | Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 451. 1840 |
| Cucumis merxmuelleri | Suess. | Trans. Rhodesia Sci. Assoc. 43: 61 (1951) |
| Cucumis africanus var. acutilobus | Cogn. | Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 418 1895 |
| Cucumis africanus var. myriocarpus | (Naudin) Burtt Davy | Man. Pl. Transvaal 1: 39 1926 |
| Cucumis dissectifolius var. filiformis | Cogn. | Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 30: 150 1889 |
| Cucumis myriocarpus subsp. myriocarpus | Naudin | Kew Bull. 30(3) 1975 |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | gooseberry gourd |
| Afrikaans | wildekomkommer |
| Persian | خربزه انگورفرنگی |
| Swedish | krusbärsgurka |
| Chinese | 南非吐瓜 |
| Chinese | 醋栗黄瓜 |
Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Cucumis myriocarpus subsp. leptodermis | (Schweick.) C.Jeffrey & P.Halliday | Kew Bull. 30: 481 (1975) |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Africa click to expand
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South Tropical Africa
- Mozambique
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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Southern Africa
- Botswana
- Cape Provinces
- Free State
- Kwazulu-Natal
- Lesotho
- Northern Provinces
- Swaziland
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South Tropical Africa
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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Caucasus
- North Caucasus
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Caucasus
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Australasia click to expand
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Australia
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
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Australia
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Northern America click to expand
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Southwestern U.S.A.
- California
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Southwestern U.S.A.
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000628942 |
| USDA Plants | CUMY |
| Tropicos | 9200821 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:292252-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2747017 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 426498 |
| Observations.org | 135192 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 39474 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0200003682 |
| Nature Serve | 2.146275 |
| IPNI | 292252-1 |
| iNaturalist | 76539 |
| GBIF | 2874575 |
| Freebase | /m/0fg0v1 |
| EPPO | CUMMY |
| EOL | 584403 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 2508 |
| USDA GRIN | 12576 |
| Wikipedia | Cucumis_myriocarpus |
| CMAUP | NPO1384 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Cucurbitacins | |||||
| [(E,6R)-6-[(2S,9R,10R,13R,14S,16R)-2,16-dihydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4,13,14-tetramethyl-3,11-dioxo-2,7,8,10,12,15,16,17-octahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-6-hydroxy-2-methyl-5-oxohept-3-en-2-yl] acetate | 25245712 | Click to see CC(=O)OC(C)(C)C=CC(=O)C(C)(C1C(CC2(C1(CC(=O)C3(C2CC=C4C3CC(C(=O)C4(C)C)O)CO)C)C)O)O | 574.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Nucleosides, nucleotides, and analogues / Purine nucleosides | |||||
| Adenosine | 60961 | Click to see C1=NC(=C2C(=N1)N(C=N2)C3C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)N | 267.24 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives / Alpha amino acids | |||||
| {[2-Hydroxy-1,1-bis(hydroxymethyl)ethyl]ammonio}acetate | 6992779 | Click to see C(C(=O)[O-])[NH2+]C(CO)(CO)CO | 179.17 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Dicarboxylic acids and derivatives | |||||
| (E)-but-2-enedioate;hydron | 21883788 | Click to see [H+].[H+].C(=CC(=O)[O-])C(=O)[O-] | 116.07 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Phenolic glycosides | |||||
| Eleutheroside B | 5316860 | Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)OC)C=CCO | 372.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Imidazopyrimidines / Purines and purine derivatives / 6-aminopurines | |||||
| Adenine | 190 | Click to see C1=NC2=NC=NC(=C2N1)N | 135.13 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Isoquinolines and derivatives | |||||
| 1-(3-(6,7-Dimethoxyisoquinolin-1-yl)propyl)guanidine | 10062645 | Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(=C1)C=CN=C2CCCN=C(N)N)OC | 288.34 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| 2-[3-[4-[4-(Diaminomethylideneamino)butyl]-6,7-dimethoxyisoquinolin-1-yl]propyl]guanidine | 10069639 | Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(=C1)C(=CN=C2CCCN=C(N)N)CCCCN=C(N)N)OC | 401.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| 8,9-dimethoxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinolin-4-ium | 10105261 | Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C3=[N+](CCC3)C=CC2=C1)OC | 230.28 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Tetrahydroisoquinolines | |||||
| (+)-Crispine A | 11673094 | Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C3CCCN3CCC2=C1)OC | 233.31 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| 2-[3-[(1S)-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-yl]propyl]guanidine | 24823534 | Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(NCCC2=C1)CCCN=C(N)N)OC | 292.38 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones | |||||
| Apigenin | 5280443 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O | 270.24 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Luteolin | 5280445 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O | 286.24 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides | |||||
| 5,7-dihydroxy-2-[4-hydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]chromen-4-one | 21721958 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(C=CC(=C2)C3=CC(=O)C4=C(C=C(C=C4O3)O)O)O)O)O)O | 432.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides | |||||
| Afzelin | 5316673 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)C4=CC=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O | 432.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Astragalin | 5282102 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O | 448.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides | |||||
| [(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-2-[5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-4-oxochromen-7-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl acetate | 11377340 | Click to see CC(=O)OCC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(C(OC2OC3=CC(=C4C(=C3)OC(=CC4=O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)OC)O)CO)O)O)O)O)O | 666.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Linariifolioside | 5492485 | Click to see CC(=O)OCC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(C(OC2OC3=CC(=C4C(=C3)OC(=CC4=O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)O)CO)O)O)O)O)O | 652.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
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