Cucurbitaceae

Benincasa Savi

First published in Biblioth. Ital. (Turin) 9: 158 (1818)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Pakistan to India, Central & S. Malesia to SW. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Pakistan, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sulawesi

Introduced into:

Afghanistan, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Fiji, Ghana, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Marianas, Marquesas, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Samoa, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2012 Erlinawati, I. [IE 191] Indonesia K000639905 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [27489A] India K003479900 Yes
s.coll. [CK483] India K003479909 Yes
Starling, B.N.; Cunnington, P.; Main, J.; Haselgrove, D.; Macpherson, S.; Mason, D. [AGSES355] India K003479901 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003452017 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [6] India K003479893 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [27619B] India K003479906 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [27357C] India K003479899 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [6] India K003479911 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [6] India K003479903 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [27432D] India K003479907 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [27432A] India K003479910 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [6] India K003479905 Yes
s.coll. [424] India K003479892 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [6] India K003479902 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [6] India K003479896 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003452014 Yes
Wilson, G.; Taylor, N. [4057] Nepal K003479912 Yes
Grey-Wilson; et al. [4561] Nepal K003479898 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [8444] India K003479904 Yes
Corner, E.J.H. [251] Solomon Islands K003452013 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [27432K] India K003479908 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [6] India K003479897 Yes
[H. V. Edgae]; Gamble, J.S. [1606A] India K003479895 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003452016 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [27505B] India K003479894 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Praecitrullus K004345006 Yes
Ms. Manjeet Singh [s.n..] India Praecitrullus K004345005 Yes

Sources

  • 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