Fevillea cordifolia

Fevillea cordifolia

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: Triceratieae
Genus: Fevillea
Species: Fevillea cordifolia

Name

Fevillea cordifolia L., 1753

Synonyms

• Bryonia punctata L.
• Fevillea cordifolia var. hederacea (Poir.) Cogn.
• Fevillea javilla Kunth
• Fevillea karstenii Cogn.
• Fevillea punctata (L.) Poir.
• Fevillea trilobata Reich.
• Fevillea uncipetala Kuhlm.
• Nhandiroba cordifolia (L.) Kuntze
• Nhandiroba karstenii (Cogn.) Kuntze
• Nhandiroba scandens (L.) Desc.
• Siolmatra mexiae Standl.
• Trichosanthes punctata (L.) L.

Homonyms

• Fevillea cordifolia Vell. = Fevillea trilobata L.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cayman Isl., Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles (Guadeloupe, Martinique), Trinidad Regional: Western South America Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz) Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Venezuela (Apure, Aragua, Carabobo, Delta Amacuro, Distrito Federal, Miranda, Yaracuy, Zulia), Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Atlntico, Bolvar, Choc, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Meta, Putumayo, Vaups) Regional: Central America Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras Regional: Brazil N-Brazil (Para, Amazonas, Acre, Rondonia) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus II. Pp. 561–1200, [1–30, index], [1, err.]. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 1013.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Fevillea cordifolia. 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. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Fevillea cordifolia. Published online. Accessed: Jan 01 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Fevillea cordifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 01. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Fevillea cordifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Jan 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Fevillea cordifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10..

Vernacular names

English: Hunter Nut
español: Calabaza de Castilla, Contraveneno, Pepita amarga

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