Cucurbitaceae
Coccinia

Coccinia megarrhiza C.Jeffrey

First published in Kew Bull. 15: 347 (1962)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. & SE. Ethiopia to N. Kenya. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Jeffrey, C. (1967). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Cucurbitaceae: 1-156.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Holstein, N. (2015). Monograph of Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae). PhytoKeys 54: 1-166.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • C. Jeffrey in Kew Bulletin 15: 347, fig. 1 (1962).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1965 Gillet, J.B. [12967] Kenya K000313235 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1965 Gillett, J.B. [14037] Kenya K000354133 Yes
Jun 1, 1965 Gillett, J.B. [14036] Kenya K000354131 Yes
Jun 1, 1965 Gillett, J.B. [13986] Kenya K000354128 Yes
Jun 1, 1965 Gillett, J.B. [12759] Kenya K000354130 Yes
Jun 1, 1965 Gillett, J.B. [14039] Kenya K000354126 Yes
Jun 1, 1965 Gillett, J.B. [13191] Kenya K000354127 Yes
Jun 1, 1965 Gillett, J.B. [14038] Kenya K000354125 Yes
Jun 1, 1965 Gillett, J.B. [13122] Kenya K000354129 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Jones, B.M.G. [24] Ethiopia K004345754 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14036] Kenya K:SPC-01696.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [14037] Kenya K000354134 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew [11090] Ethiopia K004345745 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14038] Kenya K:SPC-01704.000 No
Gilbert, M.G.; Jefford, T.G. [4412] Ethiopia K004345752 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Jefford, T.G. [4413] Ethiopia K004345751 Yes
Friis, I.; Tadesse, M.; Vollesen, K.B. [3246] Ethiopia K004345753 Yes
Friis, I.; Tadesse, M.; Vollesen, K.B. [2664] Ethiopia K004345748 Yes
Friis, I.; Harris, T.; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew [13719] Ethiopia K004345744 Yes
Newbould, J.G.B. [3117] Kenya K000354136 Yes
Mesfin, T.; Vollesen, K.B. [4343] Ethiopia K004345747 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Jones, B.M.G. [110] Ethiopia K004345746 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14038] Kenya K000354132 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13986] Kenya K:SPC-01699.000 No
Friis, I.; Tadesse, M.; Vollesen, K.B. [2716] Ethiopia K004345749 Yes
Ash, J. (Mrs.) [814] Ethiopia K004345750 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14037] Kenya K:SPC-01705.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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