Cucurbitaceae
Coccinia

Coccinia keayana R.Fern.

First published in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 33: 191 (1959)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Cameroon. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone

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.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • 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.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2006 Darbyshire, I. [188] Cameroon K000582268 Yes
Linder, D.H. [121] Liberia K004345442 Yes
Cheek, M.; Soumah, A.; Molmou, D.; Jarratt [18669] Guinea K001310507 Yes
Ujor, E. [FHI23933] Nigeria K004345458 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [9262] Liberia K004345446 Yes
[Edwin Mjor] [FHI23933] Nigeria K004345445 Yes
Jongkind, C.C.H.; Kwewon, D.; Kpadeyeah, J.; Konie, J.; Morgan, D.C.; Daniels, A.K. [6542] Liberia K004345449 Yes
Obeng-Darko, K. [5114] Ghana K004345451 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [2217] Sierra Leone K004345444 Yes
Hall, J.B. [CC0244] Ghana K004345457 Yes
Hall, J.B. [GC40053] Ghana K004345454 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [FCD1221] Sierra Leone K004345441 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde, J.J.F.E.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [3726] Cameroon K004345532 Yes
Hall; Lock [GC46493] Ghana K004345455 Yes
Adam, J.G. [21533] Liberia K004345448 Yes
Adames, P. [543] Liberia K004345440 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [893] Cote d'Ivoire K004345450 Yes
s.coll. [[Chev19013]] Cote d'Ivoire K004345447 Yes
Adams, C.D. [5118] Ghana K004345453 Yes
Hall, J.B. [CC0244] Ghana K004345456 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [2844] Sierra Leone K004345443 Yes
Morton, J.K. [A4179] Ghana K004345452 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