Cucurbitaceae
Coccinia

Coccinia barteri (Hook.f.) Keay

First published in Kew Bull. 8: 82 (1953)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Jeffrey, C. (1967). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Cucurbitaceae: 1-156.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Cucurbitaceae: 1-152. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2021). Flore du Gabon 57: 1-173. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Kew Bull. 1953: 82.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Cucurbitaceae: 1-152. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Keay in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 215 (1954).
  • Keay in Kew Bulletin 8: 82 (1953)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 18, 2019 Osborne, J. [JO1420] Mozambique K000569775 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Cheek, M. [13536] Cameroon K000580430 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Harvey, Y.B. [83] Cameroon K000582254 Yes
Nov 1, 2003 Zapfack, L. [2017] Cameroon K000746427 Yes
Feb 1, 2003 Kenfack, D. [329] Cameroon K000008335 Yes
Feb 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [2731] Cameroon K000008329 Yes
Feb 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [1815] Cameroon K000008338 Yes
Feb 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [1300] Cameroon K000008331 Yes
Feb 1, 2003 Elad, M. [141] Cameroon K000008332 Yes
Feb 1, 2003 Cable, S. [3515] Cameroon K000008333 Yes
Feb 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [1941] Cameroon K000008336 Yes
Feb 1, 2003 Cable, S. [2534] Cameroon K000008337 Yes
Feb 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [7886] Cameroon K000008339 Yes
Feb 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [1940] Cameroon K000008330 Yes
Feb 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [2716] Cameroon K000008327 Yes
Feb 1, 2003 Groves, M. [28] Cameroon K000008334 Yes
Feb 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [1626] Cameroon K000008328 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Thomas, D.W. [2358] Cameroon K000050730 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Thompson, S.A. [1672] Cameroon K000050729 Yes
Dec 1, 1967 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [6988] Cameroon K000050728 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 [1525] K000313238 Unknown Type Material Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P3464] Uganda K004345789 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [4838] Sierra Leone K004345389 Yes
Onyeachusim; Latilo [FHI54245] Nigeria K004345408 Yes
[Mann] [[1166]] Equatorial Guinea K004345480 Yes
Louis, J. [12452] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004345487 Yes
Morton; Gledhill [SL1837] Sierra Leone K004345403 Yes
Jongkind, C.C.H.; Wet. Leigh-Ann de; Sambolah; Gordon [11949] Liberia K004345383 Yes
Devred, R. [2762] Congo, Republic of the K004345495 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [3581] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004345493 Yes
Dummer, R. [878] Uganda K004345792 Yes
Hulstaert [1012] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004345504 Yes
Germain, R. [4972] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004345501 Yes
Couteaux, C. [269] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004345492 Yes
Morton; Gledhill [SL3077] Sierra Leone K004345387 Yes
Schmidt, H.H.; Merello, M.; Amponsah, J.; Chintoh, M. [2192] Ghana K004345400 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [711] Sierra Leone K004345385 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004345481 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [8836] Cameroon K004345474 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [4838] Sierra Leone K:SPC-06504.000 No
Mphamba [124] Mozambique K000614329 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI16234] Nigeria K004345416 Yes
Letouzey, R. [4949] Cameroon K004345475 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [21636] Cote d'Ivoire K004345396 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K004345375 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [2079] Sierra Leone K004345384 Yes
Emwiogbon, J.A. [FHI63109] Nigeria K004345418 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [520] Cote d'Ivoire K004345393 No
Louis, J. [6701] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004345499 Yes
Lebrun, J. [2830] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004345486 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [810] Uganda K004345790 Yes
Latilo, M.G. [FHI41318] Nigeria K004345413 Yes
Binuyo, A. [FHI 35558] Cameroon K000050725 Yes
Flamigni [6148] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004345498 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [173] Cote d'Ivoire K004345394 Yes
Klaine, R.P. [414] Gabon K004345484 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [2751] Nigeria K004345477 Yes
Harris, T. [600] Mozambique K000614189 Yes
Hall, J.B. [3422] Ghana K004345404 Yes
Letouzey, R. [14927] Cameroon K004345476 Yes
Léonard [1890] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004345502 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [4979] Sierra Leone K004345379 Yes
Foster, E.W. [350] Nigeria K004345415 No
Jordan, H.D. [489] Sierra Leone K004345392 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [215] Sierra Leone K004345376 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [4280] Sierra Leone K004345386 Yes
s.coll. [6908] Sierra Leone K004345388 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [2410] Sierra Leone K004345382 Yes
Morton, J.K. [A4674b] Ghana K004345401 Yes
[Father Conrads] [5012] Tanzania K004345797 Yes
Dacrémont [354] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004345497 Yes
Eilu, G. [105] Uganda K004345788 Yes
Louis, J. [10139] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004345506 Yes
Talbot, P.A. (Mr.); Talbot, P.A. (Mrs.) [1419] Nigeria K004345411 Yes
Zenker, G.A. [1657] Cameroon K004345473 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI16234] Nigeria K004345417 Yes
[Conads] [5012] Tanzania K004345798 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [1817] Nigeria K004345410 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [512] Uganda K004345794 Yes
Luke, Q.; Bytebier, B. [12607] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004345503 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Onochie, C.F.A.; Ebuade, J. [9198] Nigeria K004345409 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [5887] Sierra Leone K004345378 Yes
Ghesquiere [3817] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004345489 Yes
Haswell, D.R. [26] Sierra Leone K004345377 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [15298] Nigeria K:SPC-32476.000 No
Chevalier, A.J.B. [22628] Cote d'Ivoire K004345395 Yes
Louis, J. [2253] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004345500 Yes
Chandler, P. [1581] Uganda K004345793 Yes
Haswell, D.R. [26] Sierra Leone K:SPC-26005.000 No
[L. Bonnin] [403] Congo, Republic of the K004345507 Yes
Talbot, P.A. (Mr.); Talbot, P.A. (Mrs.) [1419] Nigeria K004345414 Yes
Vermoesen, F.M.C. [1824] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004345485 Yes
[Mann] [199] Equatorial Guinea K004345479 Yes
Schmidt, H.H.; Merello, M.; Amponsah, J.; Chintoh, M. [2202] Ghana K004345399 Yes
Schmitz, A. [7431] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004345494 Yes
Verdcourt [3376B] Tanzania K004345799 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [15298] Nigeria K004345419 Yes
s.coll. [7623] Togo K004345407 Yes
Irvine, F.R. [4968] Ghana K004345406 Yes
Bayona, W.; Festo, L. [92/37] Tanzania K004345796 Yes
Vigne, C. [1271] Ghana K004345405 Yes
Barter, C. [s.n.] Niger K004345482 Yes
Tweedie; Mabberley [3967] Kenya K004345795 Yes
Morton; Gledhill [SL1886] Sierra Leone K004345381 No
Hepper, F.N. [1865] Cameroon K000050724 Yes
Aké-Assi [5489] Cote d'Ivoire K004345398 Yes
Jordan, H.D. [359] Sierra Leone K004345380 Yes
Carvalho [5741] Equatorial Guinea K004345483 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [274] Cote d'Ivoire K004345397 Yes
Binuyo, A. [FHI 35508] Cameroon K000050727 Yes
Lebrun, J. [2325] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004345496 Yes
Chandler, P. [2006] Uganda K004345791 Yes
Donis, C. [1901] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004345505 Yes
Louis, J. [10167] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004345488 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [5538] Sierra Leone K004345390 Yes
Compère, P. [696] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004345491 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [8230] Cameroon K000050726 Yes
Bacon, J. [23] Nigeria K004345412 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [5410] Sierra Leone K004345391 Yes
Wieringa, J.J.; Hoekstra, P.H.; Niangadouma, R.; Boussiengui, J.N. [6387] Gabon K004345478 Yes
Vigne, C. [[1271]] Ghana K004345402 Yes
Leonard, A. [1053] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004345490 Yes
Tamajong, S. [FHI16930] Nigeria K004345420 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [5410] Sierra Leone Physedra barteri K:SPC-06505.000 No
Casas, F. [12077] Equatorial Guinea Coccinia subhastata K004345548 Yes

Sources

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    • '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.
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