Coccinia sessilifolia

Coccinia sessilifolia

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: Coccinia
Species: Coccinia sessilifolia
Varietates: C. s. var. sessilifolia – C. s. var. variifolia

Name

Coccinia sessilifolia (Sond.) Cogn. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 534 (1881).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cephalandra sessilifolia Sond. in & O.W. Sonder, Fl. Cap. 2: 493 (1862).
    • Type: South Africa, Slengerfontein in Nieuwe Hantom., on rocks, 4500–5000 ft., 1839, J.F. Drège 3375. Lectotype (designated by Holstein (2015: 130)): P P00346268.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces (Northern Cape), Namibia, Free State, Northern Provinces (Limpopo, North-West Province, Gauteng, Mpulamanga). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Holstein, N. 2015. Monograph of Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae). PhytoKeys 54: 1–166 DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.54.3285 Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Coccinia sessilifolia. Accessed: 2023 Jun 7.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Coccinia sessilifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 7. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Coccinia sessilifolia. 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 Jun 7. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 292015-1. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Coccinia sessilifolia. Accessed: 7 Jun 2023 292015-1.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Coccinia sessilifolia. Published online. Accessed: 7 Jun 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Coccinia sessilifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Jun 2023.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Muisvoëlkomkommer
English: Sessile-leaved cucumber

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