Cucurbitaceae
Abobra

Abobra tenuifolia (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Cogn.

First published in Diagn. Cucurb. Nouv. 2: 69 (1878)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil to N. Central Argentina. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Brazil South, Uruguay

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Belgrano, M.J. (eds.) (2017). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 17: 1-434. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Cabral, E.; Anzótegui, L.; Pire, S.M. Argentina K004214630 Yes
Goodspeed, T.H. Argentina K004214631 Yes
s.coll. K004214640 Yes
Gillies, J. [s.n.] Peru K000424041 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Rahn, K. Argentina K004214635 Yes
Sibert, M. K004214626 Yes
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Rahn, K. Argentina K004214636 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] K000424042 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burkart, A. Argentina K004214633 Yes
Naudin [s.n.] K000424039 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tweedie K004214627 Yes
Naudin [s.n.] K000424040 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pedersen, T.M. Argentina K004214629 Yes
s.coll. K004214638 Yes
s.coll. K004214639 Yes
K000424038 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Samluis] Argentina K004214634 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. Argentina K004214628 Yes
Hawkes [3250] K:SPC-40079.000 No
Burkat, A. Argentina K004214632 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