Cucurbitaceae
Coccinia

Coccinia adoensis (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Cogn.

First published in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 538 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ghana to Eritrea and S. Africa. It is a climbing caudex geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Ghana, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(2): 1-456. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Holstein, N. (2015). Monograph of Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae). PhytoKeys 54: 1-166.
  • Jeffrey, C. (1967). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Cucurbitaceae: 1-156.
  • Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Cucurbitaceae: 1-152. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(2): 1-456. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Holstein, N. (2015). Monograph of Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae). PhytoKeys 54: 1-166.
  • Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Cucurbitaceae: 1-152. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Meeuse in Bothalia 8: 105 (1962).
  • Burtt Davy, Man. Fl. Pl. Ferns Transv. 1: 231 (1926).
  • Cogn. in DC., Monogr. Phan. 3: 538 (1881).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 6, 2008 Schweinfurth, G. [1688] Sudan K000542641 Type Yes
Dec 6, 2008 Schweinfurth, G. [1878] Sudan K000542640 Syntype Yes
Dec 6, 2008 Schimper [166] Ethiopia K000542643 Isosyntype Yes
Dec 6, 2008 Schimper [166] Ethiopia K000542642 Type Yes
Dec 6, 2008 Schimper [166] Ethiopia K000542644 Isosyntype Yes
Norman, E.M. [225] Uganda K:SPC-01695.000 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1013] Kenya K:SPC-06582.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [2023] Kenya K:SPC-01706.000 No
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5905] Tanzania K000468520 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [2231] K:SPC-05141.000 No
Merrett, L.; Ginwalla, R. [2811] Zambia K001609208 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [2595] Zambia K:SPC-04624.000 No
Tweedie [2478] Kenya K:SPC-24837.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7876A] Tanzania K:SPC-06297.000 No
Ash, J. [909] Ethiopia K:SPC-37865.000 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1722] Tanzania K:SPC-04975.000 No
Richards, H.M. [29792] K:SPC-39806.000 No
Harris, T. [128] Mozambique K000545110 Yes
Faulkner, H. [K.247] Mozambique K:SPC-05142.000 No
Ash, J. [1090B] Ethiopia K:SPC-38318.000 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1910A] Tanzania K:SPC-06581.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7876] Tanzania K:SPC-04974.000 No
Burke [408] South Africa K000313227 Type Yes
Burke [408] South Africa K000313229 Type Yes
Tweedie, E.M. [1117] K:SPC-32825.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7950] Tanzania K:SPC-03245.000 No
Bullock, A.A. [1865] Tanzania K:SPC-01697.000 No
Zeyher [588] South Africa K000313228 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7432] Tanzania K:SPC-01691.000 No
Wild, H. [44778] Zimbabwe K:SPC-01701.000 No
Faulkner, H. [K.248] K:SPC-08071.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [2596] Zambia K:SPC-05143.000 No

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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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