Citrullus ecirrhosus PI673135
Cec Cucurbitaceae Cucurbitales

Citrullus ecirrhosus PI673135

22 2n Chromosomes
Cucurbitaceae Family
Taxonomic Classification
Kingdom Plantae Phylum Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Cucurbitales Family Cucurbitaceae
Genome & Ploidy
2n
22 chromosomes
Polyploidy History (PhyloWGD)
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Species Notes
Description
Citrullus ecirrhosus, commonly known as Namib tsamma, is a species of perennial desert vine in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae, and a relative of the widely consumed watermelon. It can be found in both Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa, in particular the Namib Desert. It is the sister species to the bitter melon, Citrullus amarus with which it shares hard, white and bitter flesh.
Data source
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Image credit
© Wikimedia Commons — Citrullus ecirrhosus
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Protein sequences
FASTA (.pep) — amino acid sequences for all annotated genes
Gene coordinates
BED format — chromosomal positions for MCScanX input
Coding sequences
FASTA (.cds) — nucleotide CDS for Ka/Ks analysis
Gene type annotations
TSV — gene duplication classifications
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Synteny & Collinearity
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