Cucurbitaceae
Marah

Marah guadalupensis (S.Watson) Greene

First published in Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 2: 36 (1910)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Guadalupe, California (incl. Channel Islands). It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

California, Mexican Pacific Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015). Flora of North America North of Mexico 6: 1-468. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Moran, R. (1996). The flora of Guadalupe island, Mexico. Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences 19: 1-190.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015). Flora of North America North of Mexico 6: 1-468. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Moran, R. (1996). The flora of Guadalupe island, Mexico. Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences 19: 1-190.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Palmer, E. [33] Mexico K000424132 Unknown Type Material Yes
Palmer, E. [33] Mexico K000424133 Unknown Type Material Yes
Trask, B. [s.n.] United States Marah macrocarpa var. major K004420637 Yes
Knopf, E.C. [274] United States Marah macrocarpa var. major K004420639 Yes
Trask, B. [s.n.] United States Marah macrocarpa var. major K004420638 Yes
Trask, B. [s.n.] United States Marah macrocarpa var. major K000742950 Unknown Type Material Yes
Trask, B. [s.n.] United States Marah macrocarpa var. major K004420636 Yes
Trask, B. [91] United States Marah macrocarpa var. major K000742951 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.
    • 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 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