Trichosanthes

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: Trichosanthes
Subgenera: T. subg. Scotanthus – T. subg. Trichosanthes

Sectiones: T. sect. Asterosperma – T. sect. Cucumeroides – T. sect. Edulis – T. sect. Foliobracteola – T. sect. Gymnopetalum – T. sect. Involucraria – T. sect. Pseudovariifera – T. sect. Trichosanthes – T. sect. Tripodanthera – T. sect. Truncata – T. sect. Villosae

Species: T. adhaerens – T. anaimalaiensis – T. auriculata – T. baviensis – T. beccariana – T. borneensis – T. burmensis – T. celebica – T. cochinchinensis – T. conferta – T. cordata – T. coriacea – T. cucumerina – T. cucumeroides – T. cycloopensis – T. dafangensis – T. densiflora – T. dentifera – T. dieniensis – T. dioica – T. dolichosperma – T. dunniana – T. edulis – T. ellipsoidea – T. elmeri – T. emarginata – T. epibracteata – T. erosa – T. fissibracteata – T. floresana – T. fusca – T. globosa – T. hastata – T. himalensis – T. holtzei – T. homophylla – T. horsfieldii – T. hosokawae – T. hylonoma – T. integrifolia – T. intermedia – T. inthanonensis – T. ishigakiensis – T. jinggangshanica – T. jonesii – T. kerrii – T. khasiana – T. kinabaluensis – T. kirilowii – T. kostermansii – T. laceribractea – T. laeoica – T. lepiniana – T. leuserensis – T. listeri – T. lobata – T. longiflora – T. longispicata – T. mianyangensis – T. miyagii – T. montana – T. morrisii – T. mucronata – T. multiloba – T. napoensis – T. neoguineana – T. nervifolia – T. obscura – T. obtusa – T. odontosperma – T. okamotoi – T. orientalis – T. ovigera – T. pallida – T. papuaensis – T. papuana – T. parviflora – T. pedata – T. pedatifolia – T. pedicellata – T. pendula – T. pentaphylla – T. philippinensis – T. phonsenae – T. pierrei – T. pilosa – T. planiglans – T. postarii – T. pubera – T. pulleana – T. quinquangulata – T. quinquefolia – T. refracta – T. reticulinervis – T. rosthornii – T. rotundifolia – T. rugatisemina – T. samarensis – T. sarawakensis – T. scabra – T. schlechteri – T. sepilokensis – T. sericeifolia – T. siamensis – T. smilacifolia – T. subrosea – T. subvelutina – T. tetragonosperma – T. thailandensis – T. trichocarpa – T. tricuspidata – T. trifida – T. trifoliata – T. truncata – T. tubiflora – T. unicirrata – T. valida – T. villosa – T. wallichiana – T. wawraei

Source(s) of checklist:
Hassler, M. 2019. Trichosanthes. 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 31. Reference page.

Name

Trichosanthes L., 1753.
Type species: Trichosanthes cucumerina L. (1753) Designated as synonym Trichosanthes anguina L. (1753)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Anguina Mill., Fig. Pl. 21. (1755)
- Cucumeroides Gaertn. Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 485. (1791)
- Involucraria Ser. Mem. Soc. Phys. Gene`ve 3(1): 27. (1825)
- Gymnopetalum Arn. Madras J. Lit. Sci. (1840)

Note: This circumscription follows de Boer & Thulin (2012) and de Boer (et al.) (2012).

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus II. Pp. 561–1200, [1–30, index], [1, err.]. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 1008

Additional references

de Boer H. & Thulin M. (2012) Synopsis of Trichosanthes (Cucurbitaceae) based on recent molecular phylogenetic data' PhytoKeys 12: 23–33. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.12.2952. Available on line [1]. Accessed 2014 Aug 31.
de Boer H.J., Schaefer H., Thulin M., & Renner S.S. (2012) Evolution and loss of long-fringed petals: A case study using a dated phylogeny of the snake gourds, Trichosanthes (Cucurbitaceae), BMC Evolutionary Biology 12: 108 . DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-12-108. Available on line [2]. Accessed 2014 Aug 31.

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Trichosanthes. 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 31. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Trichosanthes. Published online. Accessed: Dec 31 2019.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Trichosanthes in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 31. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Trichosanthes. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Dec 2019.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Трыхазант
English: Snake Gourds
latviešu: čūskgurķi