Coccinia abyssinica

Male flower of Coccinia abyssinica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Tribus: Benincaseae
Genus: Coccinia
Species: Coccinia abyssinica

Name

Coccinia abyssinica (Lam.) Cogn. in A.DC. & C.DC., Monogr. Phan. 3: 536 (1881).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Bryonia abyssinica Lam., Encycl. 1(2): 497 (1785).
    • Type locality: From cultivation from seeds sent by Bruce (Jeffrey 1962) from Ethiopia, cultivated in Paris Royal Botanical Garden.
    • Holotype: P00307815. Anon. in herb. J.-B. Lamarck s.n.
• Heterotypic
  • Bryonia macrophylla Ser. in DC., Prodr. 3: 308 (1828).
    • Type locality: without location [probably Ethiopia].
    • Holotype: G-DC male and female, fl, 1815, Anon. in coll. [E.]Thibaud s.n.
  • Cucumis striatus A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 295 (1847).
    • Type locality: Ethiopia, [Tigray], Mt Sholada near Adwa.
    • Lectotype: P: R. Quartin-Dillon s.n. (designated by Holstein 2015: 56).
  • Cucurbita exanthematica Fenzl ex A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 296 (1847).
    • Type locality: Ethiopia, without detailed location.
    • Lectotype: W: female, G.H.W. Schimper 1418 (designated by Holstein 2015: 56).
  • Coccinia diversifolia Naudin ex C.Huber, Cat. Print. 1864: 6 (1864).
    • Type locality: Cultivated from seeds sent by Schimper from Ethiopia, cultivated in Paris Botanical Garden and Huber’s Garden in Olbia [Hyères, France].
    • Lectotype: P: C.V. Naudin s.n. (designated by Jeffrey 1962: 347).
    • Cephalandra diversifolia (Naudin ex C.Huber) Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. ser. 5, 5: 19 (1866).
  • Coccinia diversifolia var. glabrescens Cogn. in A.DC. & C.DC., Monogr. Phan. 3: 537 (1881).
    • Type locality: Ethiopia, Chaqou-Choada, 2000 m, in thicket.
    • Lectotype: P: male, 21 Jul 1852, G.H.W. Schimper 250 (designated by Holstein 2015: 57).

References

Primary references

• Candolle, A.L.P.P. de & Candolle, A.C.P. de 1881. Monographiae Phanerogamarum. 3. G.Masson, Paris.
• De Candolle, A.P. 1828. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 3: Sistens Calyciflorarum ordines XXVI. 494 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 
• Holstein, N. 2015. Monograph of Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae). PhytoKeys 54: 1–166 DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.54.3285 Reference page. 
• Huber, C. 1864. Catalogue pour le printemps 1864. Ch. Huber Frères, Hyères, France.
• Jeffrey, C. 1962. Notes on Cucurbitaceae, including a proposed new classification of the family. Kew Bulletin 15: 337–371. DOI: 10.2307/4115586
• Naudin, C.V. 1866. Cucurbitacées nouvelles. Annales des Sciences Naturelles Botanique 5: 5–43.
• Richard, A. 1847. Tentamen florae abyssinica A. Bertrand, Paris. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.334

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