Cucurbitaceae
Coccinia

Coccinia microphylla Gilg

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 357 (1904)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Somaia to N. Tanzania. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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

  • Gilg in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 34: 357 (1904).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1965 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2329] Tanzania K000353399 Yes
Jun 1, 1965 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4087] Kenya K000353391 Yes
Jun 1, 1965 Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7105] Kenya K000353396 Yes
Jun 1, 1965 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2308] Tanzania K000353403 Yes
Jun 1, 1965 Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7104] Kenya K000353395 Yes
Jun 1, 1965 Tweedie [1214] Kenya K000353390 Yes
Jun 1, 1965 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4040] Kenya K000353393 Yes
Jun 1, 1965 Bally [7733] Kenya K000353412 Yes
Jun 1, 1965 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2977] Tanzania K000353401 Yes
Feb 23, 1961 Verdcourt, B. [2750] Kenya K000353406 Yes
Feb 23, 1961 Mahinda, H.S. [295] Tanzania K000353407 Yes
Friis, I.; Tadesse, M.; Vollesen, K.B. [3228] Ethiopia K004345761 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2308] Tanzania K:SPC-05136.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1215A] Kenya K:SPC-05137.000 No
Mathew, B.F. [6431] Kenya K004346144 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [3125] Kenya K:SPC-03246.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4087] Kenya K:SPC-05135.000 No
Richards, M. [25529] Tanzania K000353387 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [16482] Kenya K000353394 Yes
Peter, A. [56552] Tanzania K000353409 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [21273] Kenya K004346143 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7105] Kenya K:SPC-05138.000 No
Ash, J. (Mrs.) [804] Ethiopia K004345758 Yes
Richards, M. [25276] Tanzania K000353385 Yes
Chuwa, S. [3060] Tanzania K000353382 Yes
Faulkner, H. [4561] Tanzania K000353404 Yes
Richards, M. [24758] Tanzania K000353388 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [774] Tanzania K004346147 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Jaeger, P.M.L. [7158a] Kenya K004346140 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Jaeger, P.M.L. [7177] Kenya K004346138 Yes
Ash, J. (Mrs.) [804] Ethiopia K004345759 Yes
Richards, M. [24830] Tanzania K000353386 Yes
Richards, M. [23605] Tanzania K000353384 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2329] Tanzania K000353400 Yes
Chuwa, S. [2834] Tanzania K000353383 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [3125] Kenya K000353398 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13826] Kenya K004346145 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [4561] Tanzania K000353405 Yes
B.Stannard; Gilbert, M.G. [930-960] Kenya K004346139 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4040] Kenya K:SPC-06503.000 No
Richards [23605] Tanzania K:SPC-40076.000 No
Mathew, B.F. [6799] Kenya K004346142 Yes
Kuchar, P. [16972] Somalia K004345762 Yes
Richards [24758] Tanzania K:SPC-25694.061 No
Gilbert, M.G.; Jones, B.M.G. [129] Ethiopia K004345757 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2329] Tanzania K:SPC-08069.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4087] Kenya K000353392 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E.; Gilbert, M.G. [346] Ethiopia K004345760 Yes
Peter, A. [56543] Tanzania K000353410 Yes
Cox, J.; Abdallah, R. [1950] Tanzania K000353408 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Jaeger, P.M.L. [7177] Kenya K004346141 Yes
Beesley, J.S.S. [105] Tanzania K000353389 Yes
Archbold, N.E. [1339] Tanzania K004346149 Yes
Friis, I.; Weber, O.; Abebe, W.; Abubaker Atem; Ermias Getachew [15169] Ethiopia K004345755 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2977] Tanzania K000353402 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W. [71/301] Kenya K004346137 Yes
Abdallah, R.D.; Mboya, E.I. [3634] Tanzania K004346148 Yes
Abdallah, R.; Vollesen, K.B. [198] Tanzania K000353381 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Malaku Wandefrash; Gashaw Gibre-Hiwot [8975] Ethiopia K004345756 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13820] Kenya K004346146 Yes
Peter, A. [56532] Tanzania K000353411 Yes

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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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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  • 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