Cucurbitaceae
Gurania

Gurania robusta Suess.

First published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 30: 378 (1932)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Guianas to N. Brazil. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, French Guiana, Suriname

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lowe, J. [4125], Brazil K001192177 Yes
Silva, N.T. [1029], Brazil K001192179 Yes
Prance, G.T. [2191], Brazil K001192178 Yes
Prance, G.T. [18743], Brazil K001192180 Yes
Lowe, J. [4110], Brazil K001192176 Yes
Beck, H.T. [93], Brazil K001192181 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0