Radyera urens

Radyera urens

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Malvoideae
Tribus: Hibisceae
Genus: Radyera
Species: Radyera urens

Name

Radyera urens (L.f.) Bullock

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Hibiscus urens L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 309. 1782.

• Homotypic
  • Allenia urens (L.f.) Phillips, J. S. African Bot. 10: 33.. 1944.

• Heterotypic
  • Hibiscus burchelli D.Dietr. in Syn. Plant. 4: 839 (1847)
  • Hibiscus cucurbitinus Burch., Trav. 1, 278. 1822.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Namibia, Northern Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bullock, A.A. 1957. Kew Bulletin. Kew, England 1956: 454.

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Radyera urens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Radyera urens. Published online. Accessed: October 13 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Radyera urens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 October 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Radyera urens. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 13. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Radyera urens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 28-Oct-07.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: pampoenbossie
English: Karoo pumpkin

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