Cucurbitaceae

Trochomeria Hook.f.

First published in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker, Gen. Pl. 1: 822 (1867)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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: 524.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in Benth. & Hook., Gen. Pl. 1: 822 (1867).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • in G.P. 1: 822 (1867)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1965 Lugard, E. [143] Kenya K000310376 Holotype Yes
Jun 1, 1965 Lugard, E. [143] Kenya K000310377 Holotype Yes
Carter, S.; Stannard, B. [204] Kenya K:SPC-45462.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [1101] Kenya K:SPC-04661.000 No
Bullock, A.A. [1232] Zambia K:SPC-04662.000 No
Greenway, P.J.; Kawin [12797] Kenya K:SPC-32452.000 No
Welwitsch [793] Angola K000310372 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [280] Nigeria K000310395 Type Yes
Kolberg, H.; Maggs, G.L. [925] Namibia K001275366 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [706] Nigeria K:SPC-01758.000 No
Meikle, R.D. [1233] Nigeria K:SPC-04664.000 No
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000310358 Holotype Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000310357 Holotype Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [736] Nigeria K:SPC-09967.000 No
Barbier, C. [1090] Somalia K003479887 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [1233] Nigeria K003479874 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7341] Tanzania K:SPC-03275.000 No
Sanderson, J. [s.n.] South Africa K000310299 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [7888A] Zambia K:SPC-40090.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [2597] Zambia K:SPC-01763.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. Zambia K:SPC-04660.000 No
Robson, N.K. [445] Malawi K:SPC-08119.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. [8874] Kenya K:SPC-01760.000 No
Schweinfurth, G. [2112] K000310384 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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