Cucurbitaceae
Coccinia

Coccinia quinqueloba (Thunb.) Cogn.

First published in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 533 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K004346721 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K004346723 Yes
Kuntze, O. [3] South Africa K000313211 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lotsy; Goddijn [278] South Africa K004346710 Yes
Cooper, T. [2407] South Africa K004346711 Yes
Theron, G.C. [570] South Africa K004346714 Yes
Drege South Africa K000313222 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [30003] South Africa K004346709 Yes
Pappe (Dr) [s.n.] South Africa K004346718 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K004346725 Yes
Zeyher; Wallich [579] South Africa K004346713 Yes
Brink, E. [586] South Africa K004346703 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K004346719 Yes
s.coll. [30003] South Africa K004346702 Yes
Phillipson, P.B. [1079] South Africa K004346705 Yes
[Eclcos] [s.n.] South Africa K004346722 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [3630] South Africa K004346712 Yes
Moll, E.J. [4142] South Africa K004346706 Yes
Drege K000313220 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schlechter, R. [6245] South Africa K004346716 Yes
[543] K000313223 Unknown Type Material Yes
[543] K000313221 Unknown Type Material Yes
Long, F.R. [1340] South Africa K004346717 Yes
Brink, E. [348] South Africa K004346701 Yes
Marsh, J.A. [1377] South Africa K004346707 Yes
Smith, C.A. [3801] South Africa K004346720 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [3564] South Africa K004346724 Yes
Comins, D.M. [1373] South Africa K004346708 Yes
Kuntze, C.E.O. [s.n.] South Africa K004346704 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