Cucurbitaceae

Kedrostis Medik.

First published in Staatswirthschaftl. Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. Heidelberg 1: 229 (1791)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula, Tropical Asia.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, DR Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Ghana, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Bangladesh, Pakistan, Suriname

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 2: 563, as Rhynchocarpa Schrad.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Phil. Bot. 2: 69 (1791).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by C. Jeffrey & M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Phil. Bot. 2: 69 (1791)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bolus, H. [11517] South Africa K004212621 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K004212618 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004212624 Yes
Williams, S.L. South Africa K004212426 Yes
Burchell K004212428 Yes
s.coll. Madagascar K004212487 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. K004212434 Yes
Koritschoner, H. [2109] Tanzania K004212365 Yes
Cooper, T. K004212446 Yes
Dyer, R.A. South Africa K004212450 Yes
s.coll. K004212437 Yes
Bayliss, R.D.A. South Africa K004212427 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [345] South Africa K004212617 Yes
Burchell K004212431 Yes
Bruyns, P. [4569] South Africa K004212585 Yes
Burchell K004212430 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004212623 Yes
Cooper, T. [130] South Africa K004212614 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [806] South Africa K004212610 Yes
Cooper, T. [2403] South Africa K004212615 Yes
s.coll. K004212441 Yes
Rakotoarisoa, S. E.; Andriamahay, M. [646] Madagascar K000664278 Yes
Thulin, M.; Dahir, A.; Khalid, A.; Osman, A. [10663] Somalia K001622822 Yes
s.coll. K004212442 Yes
Bohnen, P. K004212425 Yes
Flanagan, H.G. [332] South Africa K004212620 Yes
Pradeep, A.K. [5243] K004212628 Yes
Barthelat, F.; M'Changama, M.; Abdallah, N.; Ali Sifari, B. Mayotte K004212485 Yes
s.coll. [2099] South Africa K004212619 Yes
s.coll. K004212447 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. K004212432 Yes
Bolus, H. South Africa K004212448 Yes
Pappe (Dr.) K004212445 Yes
Ash, J. [1803] Ethiopia K:SPC-35867.000 No
Acocks, J.P.H. [16317] South Africa K004212616 Yes
s.coll. [870] South Africa K004212611 Yes
Cooper, T. [130] South Africa K004212613 Yes
s.coll. K004212438 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [22822] South Africa K004212612 Yes
s.coll. K004212433 Yes
Schlechter, R. K004212424 Yes
Burchell K004212429 Yes
Jameson, H. (Mrs) K004212439 Yes
Drège K004212440 Yes
s.coll. K004212436 Yes
s.coll. K004212443 Yes
s.col. K004212435 Yes
s.coll. K004212444 Yes
Burchell K004212449 Yes
Baron, R. (Rev.) Madagascar K004212486 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of Somalia

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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