Cucurbitaceae
Coccinia

Coccinia abyssinica (Lam.) Cogn.

First published in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 536 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Sudan to Ethiopia. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Sudan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulos, L. (2000). Flora of Egypt 2: 1-352. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(2): 1-456. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Holstein, N. (2015). Monograph of Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae). PhytoKeys 54: 1-166.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulos, L. (2000). Flora of Egypt 2: 1-352. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Schimper [1446] Ethiopia K004345702 Yes
Burger, W. [569] Ethiopia K004345696 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K004345710 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [7805] Ethiopia K004345697 Yes
Westphal, E.; Westphal-Stevels, J.M.C. [2314] Ethiopia K004345682 Yes
Schimper, M.W. [1049] Ethiopia K004345711 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K004345701 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Legesse, M.; Malaku Wandefrash; Gashaw Gibre-Hiwot [8560] Ethiopia K004345688 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Getachew, A. [2622] Ethiopia K004345694 Yes
Westphal, E.; Westphal-Stevels, J.M.C. [1937] Ethiopia K004345683 Yes
Schimper [1446] Ethiopia K004345704 Yes
Aweke, G.; Gilbert, M.G. [717] Ethiopia K004345699 Yes
Schimper, M.W. [250] Ethiopia K004345708 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [7059] Ethiopia K004345689 Yes
[Jaddesse Ebba] [540] Ethiopia K004345691 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Legesse, M.; Malaku Wandefrash; Gashaw Gibre-Hiwot [8736] Ethiopia K004345698 Yes
Meyer, F.G. [8912] Ethiopia K004345693 Yes
Friis, I.; Lawesson, J. [5383] Ethiopia K004345687 Yes
s.coll. [331bis] Ethiopia K004345706 Yes
Friis, I.; Lawesson, J. [5383] Ethiopia K004345686 Yes
Friis, I.; Lawesson, J. [5362] Ethiopia K004345684 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Jefford, T.G. [4326] Ethiopia K004345695 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K004345703 Yes
Gonan [s.n.] Ethiopia K004345709 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K004345705 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K004345700 Yes
Friis, I.; Lawesson, J. [5362] Ethiopia K004345685 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K004345692 Yes
Schimper, M.W. [331] Ethiopia K004345707 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [7008] Ethiopia K004345690 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