Cucurbitaceae
Psiguria

Psiguria pedata (L.) R.A.Howard

First published in J. Arnold Arbor. 54: 441 (1973)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Greater Antilles to Virgin Islands. It is a climbing subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico

Introduced into:

Costa Rica

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Steele, P.R. (2010). Taxonomic revision of the Neotropical genus Psiguria (Cucurbitaceae). Systematic Botany 35: 341-357.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Steele, P.R. (2010). Taxonomic revision of the Neotropical genus Psiguria (Cucurbitaceae). Systematic Botany 35: 341-357.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sintenis, P. Puerto Rico K004213289 Yes
Jiménez, J.J. Dominican Republic K004213282 Yes
Eggers Dominican Republic K004213285 Yes
Fuertes, P.M. Dominican Republic K004213286 Yes
Sintenis, P. Puerto Rico K004213288 Yes
Leonard, E.C.; Leonard, G.M. Haiti K004213284 Yes
Fuertes, P.M. Dominican Republic K004213287 Yes
Jiménez, J.J. Dominican Republic K004213283 Yes
Rugel, F. Cuba Psiguria ottoniana K004213295 Yes
Northrop, J.I.; Northrop, A.R. [556] Bahamas, The Psiguria ottoniana K000424056 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wright, C. Cuba Psiguria ottoniana K004213296 Yes
Wright, C. Cuba Psiguria ottoniana K004213292 Yes
Wright, C. Cuba Psiguria ottoniana K004213291 Yes
Wright, C. Cuba Psiguria ottoniana K004213293 Yes
Combs, R. Cuba Psiguria ottoniana K004213297 Yes
Small, J.K.; Carter, J.J. Bahamas, The Psiguria ottoniana K004213290 Yes
Eggers Cuba Psiguria ottoniana K004213294 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Wilson, P. Cuba Psiguria ottoniana K004213298 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 2024. 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 2024. 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