Cucurbitaceae
Coccinia

Coccinia longipetiolata Chiov.

First published in Fl. Somala 2: 223 (1932)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia. It is a climber and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Type
S3, from “Saamoggia” to “Afmadu”, Gorini 149, 150 (FT syn.)
Morphology General Habit
Climber; stem sulcate, with reflexed hairs
Morphology Leaves
Leaf-blade 8–10 x 10–15 cm, scabrid above, pubescent with short hairs below, deeply palmately 7-lobed, lobes ovate-triangular to lanceolate, entire, the middle one the largest; petioles 5–12 cm long, sparsely pubescent with short hairs
Morphology General Tendrils
Tendrils bifid
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers and fruits unknown.
Distribution
S3; ?Kenya
Ecology
Low altitude.
Note
This poorly known species may be identical with C. sp. E sensu Fl. Trop. E. Afr. (1967). More material is needed.
[FSOM]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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