Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis

Cucumis aculeatus Cogn.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 21: 269 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Ethiopia to E. Central & E. Tropical Africa. It is a scrambling perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda

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.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Jeffrey, C. (1967). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Cucurbitaceae: 1-156.
  • Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Cucurbitaceae: 1-152. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.J. Jex-Blake, Some Wild Flowers of Kenya p. 29 (1948).
  • Cogn. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 21: 209 (1895).
  • Robyns, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert 2: 397 (1947).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [5232] Rwanda K002267335 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Malaku Wandefrash; Legesse, M.; Gashaw Gibre-Hiwot [8489] Ethiopia K002267533 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [8398] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002267338 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [11277] Tanzania K002267802 Yes
Richards, M. [23475] Tanzania K002267798 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [9727] Kenya K002267781 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Jefford, T.G. [4522] Ethiopia K002267534 Yes
Napier, E.R. [1318] Kenya K002267793 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [11279] Tanzania K002267800 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1248] Kenya K:SPC-08073.000 No
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Kenya K002267787 Yes
Verdcourt [1792(S)] Kenya K002267772 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B921] Kenya K002267779 Yes
Ash, J. [1370] Ethiopia K:SPC-34529.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [11277] Tanzania K:SPC-22018.000 No
Napier, E.R. [739] Kenya K002267783 Yes
Rodrigues, C. [C77] Tanzania K002267803 Yes
Peter, G.A. [43200] Tanzania K002267797 Yes
Strid, Å. [2781] Kenya K002267775 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002269137 Yes
Bally, P.R.O.; Carter, S. [16562] Kenya K002267774 Yes
Verdcourt; Paulo [2160] Kenya K002267782 Yes
Hammond, M.M. [146] Tanzania K002267807 Yes
Jarrett, T. [382] Uganda K002267767 Yes
[R.H.] [2(b)] Kenya K002267778 Yes
Richards, M. [20421] Tanzania K002267808 Yes
Germain [3856] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002267336 Yes
Faden, R.B. [68/616] Kenya K002267769 Yes
Ruffo [1414] Tanzania K002267806 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1238] Kenya K002267789 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [s.n.] K002267784 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14426] Ethiopia K:SPC-01724.000 No
Dowson, W.J. [403] Kenya K002267786 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [11279] Tanzania K002267801 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [827] Kenya K002267791 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; P. Taylor [11091] Tanzania K002267809 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [8376] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002267337 Yes
Raynal, J. [19285] Tanzania K002267796 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [24906] Tanzania K002267799 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1238] Kenya K:SPC-08074.000 No
Newbould, J.B. [6407] Tanzania K002267804 Yes
Verdcourt [1792] Kenya K002267771 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [11091] Tanzania K:SPC-08072.000 No
Richards [24906] Tanzania K:SPC-07464.000 No
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [217] Kenya K002267792 Yes
Verdcourt; Polhill [3149] Kenya K002267790 Yes
Carter, S.; B.Stannard [383] Kenya K002267773 Yes
Gilbert Rogers, C. [585] Kenya K002267795 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [6534] K002267785 Yes
Polhill, E. [419] Kenya K002267776 Yes
Newman, J.L. [157] Tanzania K002267805 Yes
Smith, H. Kenya K:SPC-22797.000 No
Greenway [6854] Tanzania K004006802 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [6112] Kenya K002267780 Yes
s.coll. [M439] Kenya K002267777 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14426] Ethiopia K002267535 Yes
Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [91] Kenya K002267788 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [1792] Kenya K:SPC-18813.000 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 2026. 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 2026. 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