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Table 1 Species and loci sequenced, their sources and geographic provenience, GenBank accession numbers, and status as nomenclatural types.

From: Phylogenetics of Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae): Cucumber (C. sativus) belongs in an Asian/Australian clade far from melon (C. melo)

Species

DNA source

Geographic origin of the sequenced material

rbcL gene

matK gene

trnL intron

trnL-F spacer

rpl20-rps12 spacer

ITS spacer

Cucumella aspera (Cogn.) C. Jeffrey

O. H. Volk 2789 (M)

Namibia

DQ785826

DQ785842

DQ785868

DQ785868

DQ785854

EF091850

Cucumella bryoniifolia (Merxm.) C. Jeffrey

M. Wilkins 214b, seeds cult. in Tucson, Arizona

Republic South Africa

DQ535798

DQ536657

DQ536763

DQ536763

DQ648165

EF091851

Cucumis anguria L. var. longaculeata Kirkbride (section Aculeatosi, series Angurioidei)

R. Seydel 3439 (M)

Namibia

DQ785827

DQ785843

DQ785869

DQ785869

DQ785855

-

Cucumis dipsaceus Spach (section Aculeatosi, series Angurioidei)

H. Schaefer 05/510 (M)

Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania

DQ785828

DQ785844

DQ785870

DQ785870

DQ785856

EF093513

Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich. (section Aculeatosi, series Angurioidei)

J. E. Weiss s.n. (M), cult. BG Munich

Tropical East Africa

DQ785829

DQ785845

DQ785871

DQ785871

DQ785857

-

Cucumis heptadactylus Naudin (section Aculeatosi, series Myriocarpi)

W. Giess 168 (M)

Republic South Africa

DQ785830

DQ785840

DQ785872

DQ785872

DQ785858

-

Cucumis hirsutus Sond. (section Melo, series Hirsuti)

N. B. Zimba et al. 874 (MO)

Zambia

DQ535799

DQ536658

DQ536804

DQ536804

DQ536542

-

Cucumis humifructus Stent (section Melo, series Humifructosi)

H. Merxmüller & W. Giess 30150 (M)

Namibia

DQ785831

DQ785841

DQ785873

DQ785873

DQ785859

EF093514

Cucumis hystrix Chak. (subgenus Cucumis)

S. Suddee, W. J. J. O. de Wilde & B. E. E. Duyfjes 2503 (L)

Doi Chiang Dao, Thailand

DQ785832

DQ785846

-

DQ785874

DQ785860

EF093515

Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo (section Melo, series Melo)

Store-bought cantaloupe

Unknown

DQ535800

DQ536659

DQ536764

DQ536764

DQ648166

-

Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo (section Melo, series Melo)

D. Podlech 32603 (M)

Prov. Nangahar, Afghanistan

DQ785833

DQ785847

DQ785875

DQ785875

DQ785861

EF093516

Cucumis metuliferus Naudin (section Aculeatosi, series Metuliferi)

B. de Winter & W. Marais 4614 (M)

Angola

DQ785834

DQ785848

DQ785876

DQ785876

DQ785862

EF093517

Cucumis metuliferus Naudin (section Aculeatosi, series Metuliferi)

J. Berhaut 7478 (M)

Senegal

DQ785835

DQ785849

DQ785877

DQ785877

DQ785863

-

Cucumis myriocarpus E. Mey. ex Naudin (section Aculeatosi, series Myriocarpi)

S. S. Renner et al. 2801 (M), cult. Mainz BG

Republic South Africa

DQ785836

DQ785850

DQ785878

DQ785878

DQ785864

EF093518

Cucumis prophetarum L. subsp.prophetarum (section Aculeatosi, series Angurioidei)

K. H. Rechinger 28768 (M)

Quetta, Pakistan

DQ785837

DQ785851

DQ785879

DQ785879

DQ785865

EF093519

Cucumis sacleuxii Paill. & Bois (section Aculeatosi, series Angurioidei)

H. Schaefer 05/411 (M)

Usambara Mts., Tanzania

DQ785838

DQ785852

DQ785880

DQ785880

DQ785866

EF093520

Cucumis sagittatus Peyr. section Melo, series Hirsuti)

D. Decker-Walters 1124 (FTG)

Namibia

DQ535802

DQ536661

DQ536806

DQ536806

DQ648168

EF093521

Cucumis sativus L.; Generic type (subgenus Cucumis)

1 S. S. Renner 2745 (M), cult. BG Munich 2 S. S. Renner 2822

1Unknown 2Guangxi, China

1DQ535747

1DQ536662

1DQ536765

1DQ536765

1DQ648169

2EF093522

Cucumis sp. nov. HS414

P. I. Forster 9514 (NE)

Australia

EF174480

EF174478

EF174486

EF174486

EF174482

EF174483

Cucumis zeyheri Harvey & Sond. (section Aculeatosi, series Angurioidei)

D. Decker-Walters 1114 (FTG)

Natal Republic South Africa

DQ535803

DQ536663

DQ536807

DQ536807

DQ648170

EF093523

Dicaelospermum ritchiei C.B. Clarke; Generic type; originally spelled Dicoelospermum

H. Santapaa 13354 (MO)

Khandala, India

DQ535806

-

DQ536811

DQ536811

DQ536546

EF093524

Muellerargia timorensis Cogn. Zehneria ejecta F. M. Bailey; Generic type

D. L. Jones 3666 (NE)

Queensland, Australia

DQ535777

DQ536704

DQ536842

DQ536842

DQ536571

EF093525

Mukia maderaspatana (L.) M. Roem. The type species of the genus, M. scabrella (L.) Wight, is a synonym of this name.

J. Maxwell 02-434 (CMU)

Chiang Mai, Thailand

DQ535761

DQ536705

DQ536843

DQ536843

DQ648182

EF093526

Mukia javanica (Miq.) C. Jeffr.

H. Schaefer 05/133 (M)

Yunnan, China

EF174479

EF174477

EF174485

EF174485

EF174481

EF174484

Myrmecosicyos messorius C. Jeffr.; Generic type

P. R. O. Bally B15187 (EA)

Lake Elementaita, Kenya

-

DQ536706

DQ535872

-

DQ536572

EF093527

Oreosyce africana Hook.f.; Generic type

H. Schaefer 05/450 (M)

Usambara Mts., Tanzania

DQ785839

DQ785853

DQ785881

DQ785881

DQ785867

EF093528

Oreosyce africana Hook.f.; Generic type

E. Phillips 2821 (Z)

Malawi

DQ535833

DQ536711

DQ536845

DQ536845

DQ536576

-

  1. Numbers in bold indicate sequences newly generated for this study. Herbarium acronyms follow the Index Herbariorum available online at the New York Botanical Garden's web site. BG = botanical garden. Sections and series of Cucumis are from [12].