Marah fabacea

Marah fabacea

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 fabacea

Name

Marah fabacea (Naudin) Greene, Leaflets Bot. Obs. 2: 36 (1910).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Echinocystis fabacea Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. 4, 12: 154 (1859).
• Homotypic
  • Micrampelis fabacea (Naudin) Greene, Pittonia 2: 129 (1890).
• Heterotypic
  • Micrampelis fabacea var. agrestis Greene, Fl. Francisc. 2: 236 (1891).
    • Echinocystis fabacea var. agrestis (Greene) Congdon, Zoe 5: 133 (1901).
    • Marah fabacea var. agrestis (Greene) Stocking, Madroño 13(4): 130 (1955).
  • Echinocystis inermis Congdon, Zoe 5: 134 (1901).
    • Marah inermis (Congdon) Dunn, Kew Bull. 153 (1913).
    • Echinocystis fabacea var. inermis (Congdon) Jeps., Fl. Calif. 2: 554 (1936).
  • Echinocystis scabrida Eastw., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30: 500 (1903).
  • Megarrhiza californica Torr., Pacif. Railr. Rep. Stevens, Bot. 12(2): 61 (1860).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California, Nevada. 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

• Stocking, K.M. 1955. Some taxonomic and ecological considerations of the genus Marah (Cucurbitaceae). Madroño 13(4): 113–137. JSTOR Reference page. 
• 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 fabacea. 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 fabacea. Published online. Accessed: Dec 30 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Marah fabacea 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 fabacea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Dec 2019.

Vernacular names

English: California manroot

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