Melothria scabra

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: Melothria
Species: Melothria scabra

Name

Melothria scabra Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Ser. V. 6:10. 1866

Synonyms

Melothria costensis C. Jeffrey

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America Venezuela (Aragua, Barinas, Carabobo, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Portuguesa, Trujillo, Yaracuy, Zulia), Colombia (Antioquia, Boyac, Tolima) Regional: Central America ?Honduras References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Naudin, C.V., 1866. Annales des sciences naturelles, Ser. V. 6:10.

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Melothria scabra. 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 25. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Melothria scabra. Published online. Accessed: Dec 25 2019.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Melothria scabra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 25. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Melothria scabra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Dec 2019.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melothria scabra in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

español: melón riata, pepinillo agrio, sandía miniatura mexicana, pepino amargo mexicano
magyar: Mexikói datolyauborka, mexikói egérdinnye
русский: русский: Мелотрия шершавая

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