Cucurbitaceae
Citrullus

Citrullus naudinianus (Sond.) Hook.f.

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 549 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Acanthosicyos naudinianus.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Graz, P. [1] Namibia K002269919 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2128] Botswana Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451889 Yes
Story, R. [5272] Namibia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451922 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [3550] South Africa Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451945 Yes
de Winter, B. [9151] Namibia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451915 Yes
Terry, J.; Cook, F.E.M.; Sydes, C.; Kalake, E. [87] Botswana Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451872 Yes
Merxmüller, H. [681] South Africa Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451948 Yes
[A. Brueckull] [20] South Africa Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451940 Yes
Meeuse, A.D.J. [9544] South Africa Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451918 Yes
Story, R. [4983] Botswana Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451892 Yes
Borges, A. [343] Angola Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451903 Yes
Maiato, F.; Chisingui, V..; Camôngua, J. [FM1776] Angola Acanthosicyos naudinianus K001614775 Yes
Strohbach, B. [2371] Namibia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451926 Yes
Barbosa, G. [10746] Angola Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451897 Yes
[V.L.] Lambrecht [21] Botswana Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451879 Yes
Rautanen, M. [165] Namibia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451920 Yes
de Winter, B. [s.n.] South Africa Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451938 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2128] Botswana Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451890 Yes
s.coll. [[11672]] Mozambique Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451854 Yes
Biegel, H.; Pope, G.; Russell, G. [4045] Botswana Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451882 Yes
Hochobes, M.M. [MH1037] Namibia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451925 Yes
White, F. [2046] Zambia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451866 Yes
[A. Brueckull] [20] South Africa Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451939 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1515] Botswana Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451886 Yes
Dinter [7461] South Africa Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451946 Yes
Tinley, K.L. [1181/109] Namibia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451908 Yes
de Winter, B. [2423A] Namibia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451919 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F5249] Zambia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451859 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [KBS2744] Zambia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451868 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [267] Botswana Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451875 Yes
Smith, P.A. [367] Botswana Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451888 Yes
Wild, H. [4764] Zimbabwe Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451870 Yes
Chadwick, S.E. [105] Namibia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451913 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [3866] South Africa Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451933 Yes
Dinter [308] Namibia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451924 Yes
Long, D.G.; Rae, D.A.H. [67] Botswana Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451887 Yes
Baines, J. [s.n.] Botswana Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451880 Yes
Burke, J. [488] South Africa Acanthosicyos naudinianus K000312722 Unknown Type Material Yes
de Winter, B. [3792] South Africa Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451921 Yes
Hansen, O.J. [3489] Botswana Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451884 Yes
Strid, P.A.K. [2355] Zambia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451867 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [983] South Africa Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451947 Yes
Cook, F.E.M.; Linington, S.; Sydes, C. [75] Botswana Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451874 Yes
Codd, L.E. [7551] Angola Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451904 Yes
Hansen, O.J. [3488] Botswana Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451885 Yes
Angus, A. [1042] Zambia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451864 Yes
Ward, C.J. [10864] Namibia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451937 Yes
Rehmann, A. [5171] South Africa Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451931 Yes
s.coll. [201A] South Africa Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451943 Yes
Azancot de Menezes [954] Angola Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451899 Yes
Angus, A. [1042] Zambia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451863 Yes
Menezes, A. [3547] Angola Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451901 Yes
Story, R. [6319] Namibia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451923 Yes
Tolken, H.; Hardy, D. [857A] Namibia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451911 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [2722] Namibia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451916 Yes
s.coll. [2483] South Africa Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451930 Yes
Bradfield, R.D. [199] Namibia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451917 Yes
Meeuse, A.D.J. [9544] South Africa Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451929 Yes
O'Connor, T.G. [91] South Africa Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451936 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2069] Zambia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451857 Yes
s.coll. [1320] South Africa Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451941 Yes
Gairdner, A.E. (Miss) [59] Zambia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451862 Yes
Gomes e Sousa, A. [3379] Mozambique Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451855 Yes
Menezes, A. [3777] Angola Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451902 Yes
Azancot de Menezes [567] Angola Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451900 Yes
Wild, H. [5003] Botswana Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451894 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [14756] Botswana Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451881 Yes
Zeyher [586] South Africa Acanthosicyos naudinianus K000310185 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [3600] Zambia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451865 Yes
Gairdner, A.E. (Miss) [459] Zambia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451861 Yes
Harbor, C.C. [[6604]] Botswana Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451893 Yes
Schweickerdt; Verdoorn [646] South Africa Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451934 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [1056] Zambia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451856 No
Drummond, R.B. [7766] Zimbabwe Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451869 Yes
Makking, B.B. [s.n.] South Africa Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451944 Yes
Lugard, E.J. [155] Botswana Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451878 Yes
Biegel, H.M.; Pope, G.V. [4045] Botswana Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451883 Yes
Wild, H. [5025] Botswana Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451891 Yes
Dinter [308] South Africa Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451942 Yes
Hanekom, W.J. [2477] South Africa Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451935 Yes
Terry, J.; Cook, F.E.M.; Sydes, C.; Kalake, E. [124] Botswana Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451873 Yes
Angus, A. [965] Zambia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451860 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [259] Botswana Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451876 Yes
Werdermann, E.; Oberdieck, H.-D. [1686] South Africa Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451912 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [1093KBS] Zambia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451858 Yes
Ptgieter, J.A. [59] Namibia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451927 Yes
Cook, F.E.M.; Linington, S.; Sydes, C. [75] Botswana Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451871 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [8949] Namibia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451910 Yes
Azancot de Menezes [593] Angola Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451898 No
Morris, J.W. [1078] South Africa Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451932 Yes
Tolken, H.; Hardy, D. [857A] Namibia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451909 Yes
Cox, T.J. [340] Botswana Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451895 Yes
Potgieter, J.A. [146] Namibia Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451928 Yes
Story, R. [4894] Botswana Acanthosicyos naudinianus K003451896 Yes

Sources

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