Marah macrocarpa

Marah macrocarpa

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 macrocarpa

Name

Marah macrocarpus (Greene) Greene, Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 2: 36 (1910).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Echinocystis macrocarpa Greene, Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1(4): 188 (1885).
• Homotypic
  • Megarrhiza macrocarpa (Greene) Rattan, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club, 14: 158 (1887).
  • Megarrhiza macrocarpa (Greene) Tidestr., Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 48: 43 (1935), comb. superfl..
  • Micrampelis macrocarpa (Greene) Greene, Pittonia 2: 129 (1892).
• Heterotypic
  • Micrampelis leptocarpa Greene, Pittonia 2: 282 (1892).
    • Echinocystis macrocarpa f. leptocarpa (Greene) Parish, Muhlenbergia 3: 125 (1907).
    • Marah leptocarpa (Greene) Greene, Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 2: 36 (1910).
  • Megarrhiza californica S.Watson in S.Watson & al., Bot. California 1: 241 (1876).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Greene, E.L. 1910. Reconsideration of the Genus Marah. Leaflets of Botanical Observation and Criticism 2: 35–36. BHL Reference page. 

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 macrocarpa. 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 macrocarpa. Published online. Accessed: Dec 30 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Marah macrocarpa 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 macrocarpa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Dec 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Cucamonga manroot

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