Cucurbitaceae
Gurania

Gurania eriantha (Poepp. & Endl.) Cogn.

First published in Diagn. Cucurb. Nouv. 1: 16 (1876)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & S. Tropical America. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2010 Ule, E. [5113] Brazil K000035619 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2010 André, E.F. [4616] Ecuador K001096805 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2010 André, E.F. [4616] Ecuador K001096804 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Zappi, D.C.; Biggs, N.; Silveira, E.A.; Camargo, A.C.; Philippsen, M.; Bessa, M.A.; Piva, J.H. [1876] Brazil K000579597 Yes
Grubb, P.J.; Lloyd, J.R.; Pennington, T.D.; Whitmore, T.C. [1107] Ecuador K004213818 Yes
Baca, V.P.; Sewe, E. [111] Peru K004213840 Yes
Luteyn, J.L.; Balslev, H.; Clemants, S.; Boeke, J. [8718] Ecuador K004213823 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6130] Brazil K001192003 Yes
André, É. [K1065] Ecuador K004213825 Yes
Balée, W.L. [830] Brazil K001130996 Yes
Jameson, W. [s.n.] Ecuador K000035650 Holotype Yes
King, S.R. [485] Peru K004213832 Yes
Spruce, R. [432] Brazil K000035617 Type Yes
Palacios, W. [2134] Ecuador K004213821 Yes
Cerón, C.E. [2994] Ecuador K004213826 Yes
Glaziou, A. [10869] Brazil K001130995 Yes
Grández, C.; Jaramillo, N.; Vásquez, S.; Sarmiento, A. [1613] Peru K004213836 Yes
Traill, J.W.H. Brazil K001384443 No
Beck, S.G. [7342] Bolivia K004213859 Yes
Knapp, S. [8229] Peru K004213853 Yes
Solomon, J.C. [9358] Bolivia K004213861 Yes
Knapp, S. [8208] Peru K004213851 Yes
André, É. [4616] Ecuador K004213824 Yes
Araujo-Murakami, A.; Carrion Cuellar, A.M. [5333] Bolivia K001378570 Yes
[Mathews] [1226] Peru K004213857 Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [367] Brazil K001192002 Yes
Gentry, A.; Smith, D.; Tredwell, R. [37615] Peru K004213856 Yes
Young, K. [153] Peru K004213849 Yes
Daly, D.C. [1889] Brazil K001130999 Yes
Prance, G.T. [P/26639] Brazil K001130998 Yes
Klug, G. [4340] Peru K004213845 Yes
Solomon, J.C. [7913] Bolivia K004213858 Yes
Folli, D.A. [4116] Brazil K001192004 Yes
André, E.F. [4616] Ecuador K000035651 Type Yes
Knapp, S. [8098] Peru K004213854 Yes
Wallnöfer, B. [14-2688] Peru K004213831 Yes
Ayala, F.; Criollo, G. [3932] Peru K004213855 Yes
Young, K. [990] Peru K004213846 Yes
Young, K. [153] Peru K004213850 Yes
[Matthews] [2044] Peru K004213843 Yes
[Mathews] [2044] Peru K004213844 Yes
Vásquez, R.; Phillips, O.; Jaramillo, N. [12097] Peru K004213833 Yes
St. G. Beck [10179] Bolivia K004213842 Yes
Klug, G. [2267] Peru K004213828 Yes
Palacios, W.; Neill, D. [6765] Ecuador K004116103 Yes
Sandeman, C. [3717] Peru K004213830 Yes
Prance, G.T. [8110] Brazil K001192001 Yes
Seidel, R.; Vargas, E. [1134] Bolivia K004213862 Yes
Young, K.; Sullivan, G. [803] Peru K004213847 Yes
McDaniel, S.; Manuel Rimachi Y, [17984] Peru K004213829 Yes
Williams, R.S. [220] Bolivia K004213860 Yes
Prance, G.T. [24108] Brazil K001131000 Yes
Boeke, J.D.; Loyola, H. [1042] Ecuador K004213819 Yes
André, É. [K1066] Ecuador K004213820 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000035618 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nuñez, P.; Cruz, W.; Cruz, M. [6785A] Peru K004213835 Yes
Steinbach, J. [7109] Bolivia K000035665 Lectotype Yes
Prance, G.T. [P/26647] Brazil K001130997 Yes
Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N. [1705] Peru K004213863 Yes
Acevedo-Rodriguez, P.; Bell, D.; Rankin, K.; Smith, S.F. [8679] Peru K004213841 Yes
Pipoly, J.J.; Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N.; Ortiz, R. [12181] Peru K004213838 Yes
Gentry, A.; Vasquez, R.; Jaramillo, N. [45813] Peru K004213848 Yes
Smith, D.N.; Brack, W.; Meza, E. [5451] Peru K004213852 Yes
Araujo-Murakami, A.; Carrion Cuellar, A.M.; Nativi, S. [5272] Bolivia K001378576 Yes
Ayala, F.; Vásquez, R.; Torres, J.; Calderón, G. [2503] Peru K004213834 Yes
Cerón, C.E.; Neill, D.; Palacios, W.A.; Asanza, M. [2851] Ecuador K004213822 Yes
Gentry, A.; Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N. [65726] Peru K004213837 Yes
Vásquez, R.; Ortiz, R.; Jaramillo, N. [14367] Peru K004213839 Yes
Cerón, C. [7199] Ecuador K004213827 Yes
Spruce, R. [4297] Peru Gurania lanata K000006234 Yes
Spruce, R. [4297] Peru Gurania lanata K000006233 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gurania speciosa K004214308 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gurania speciosa K004214305 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gurania speciosa K004214310 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gurania speciosa K004214302 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gurania speciosa K004214303 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gurania speciosa K004214307 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil Gurania speciosa K004214306 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gurania speciosa K004214309 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gurania speciosa K004214301 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gurania speciosa K004214304 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gurania speciosa K004214298 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Gurania speciosa K004214299 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gurania speciosa K004214297 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0