Marah horrida

Marah horrida

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: Sicyoeae
Genus: Marah
Species: Marah horrida

Name

Marah horrida (Congdon) Dunn, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1913: 151 (1913).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Echinocystis horrida Congdon, Erythea 7: 184. 1900.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Dunn, S.T. 1913. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1913: 151.

Additional references

• Abrams, L.†, Ferris, R.S. & Benson, L.D. 1960. Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States. Washington, Oregon, and California. Vol. 4: Begnoniaceae to Compositae. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Marah horrida. 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 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Marah horrida. Published online. Accessed: Dec 30 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Marah horrida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Marah horrida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Dec 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Sierra manroot

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