Cucumis myriocarpus

Cucumis myriocarpus subsp. myriocarpus

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: Cucumis
Subgenus: C. subg. Cucumis
Sectio: C. sect. Aculeatosi
Species: Cucumis myriocarpus
Subspecies: C. m. subsp. leptodermis – C. m. subsp. myriocarpus

Name

Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 11: 22 (1859).

• Typus: "Habitat in Africa australi. Specimina vidimus in Herbario Hookeriano ... prope Somerset et secus flumen Fat River in regione capensi collecta (Burke, Bowler). Fortassis quoque in Arabia et Africa seprentrionali indigenus est."

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cucumis africanus var. myriocarpus (Naudin) Burtt Davy, Man. Pl. Transvaal 1: 39 (1926).

References

• Naudin, C.V. 1859. Annales des Sciences Naturelles: 22.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Cucumis myriocarpus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Cucumis myriocarpus. Published online. Accessed: Dec 23 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Cucumis myriocarpus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Cucumis myriocarpus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Dec 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Prickly paddy melon, bitter apple, gooseberry gourd
中文: 澳洲毒马泡

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