Cucurbitaceae

Acanthosicyos Welw. ex Benth. & Hook.f.

First published in Gen. Pl. 1: 824 (1867)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is SW. Angola to NW. Cape Prov.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cape Provinces, Namibia

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in Benth. & Hook., Gen. Pl. 1: 824 (1867).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Richards, H.M. [14756] Botswana K:SPC-06925.000 No
Mogg, A.O.G. Namibia K:SPC-18758.000 No
Galpin, E.E.; Pearson, H.H.W. [7472] K000312876 Unknown Type Material Yes
Angus, A. [1042] Zambia K:SPC-22015.000 No
[806] K000312875 Unknown Type Material Yes
[7462] South Africa K000312877 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • 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.

  • 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