Cucurbitaceae
Coccinia

Coccinia schliebenii Harms

First published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 685 (1932)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Ethiopia to South Sudan, E. Tanzania to N. Mozambique. It is a liana and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Mozambique, Sudan, Tanzania

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Harms in Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahelm 11: 685 (1932).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Batty, M. [1187] Tanzania K004345882 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Host, P.; Desissa, D.; Kebede, S. [7317] Ethiopia K004345772 Yes
Ash, J. [898] Ethiopia K:SPC-37863.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, D. [7630] Tanzania K:SPC-04619.000 No
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [5338] Ethiopia K004345781 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [59] Tanzania K004345884 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [630] Ethiopia K004345776 Yes
Ash, J. (Mrs.) [898] Ethiopia K004345775 Yes
Meyer, F.G. [8897] Ethiopia K004345777 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7630] Tanzania K004345890 Yes
Ash, J. [3111] Ethiopia K004345774 Yes
Ash, J. [3111] Ethiopia K004345773 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7630] Tanzania K004345888 Yes
Myers, J.G. [10918] Sudan K004345771 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Host, P.; Desissa, D.; Kebede, S. [7066] Ethiopia K004345780 Yes
Batty [1187] Tanzania K:SPC-07442.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8538] Tanzania K004345891 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7630] Tanzania K004345889 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8539] Tanzania K004345892 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8538] Tanzania K:SPC-22014.000 No
Semsei, S.R. [636] Tanzania K004345885 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Host, P.; Desissa, D.; Kebede, S. [7066] Ethiopia K004345779 Yes
Peter, G.A. [45598] Tanzania K004345883 Yes
Semsei [636] Tanzania K004345887 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [7184] Ethiopia K004345778 Yes
Semsei [636] Tanzania K004345886 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • 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