Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis

Cucumis humifructus Stent

First published in Bothalia 2: 356 (1927)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to Namibia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Meeuse in Archiv. Néerland. Zool. 13, suppl.: 314–318 (1958)
  • A. Meeuse in Bothalia 8: 62 (1962).
  • R. & A. Fernandes in Mem. Junta Invest. Ultram., sér. 2, 34: 84 (1962).
  • Stent in Bothalia 2: 356 (1927).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K002268934 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [13778] Zambia K002268261 Yes
Sydserff, A.B. [10396] Kenya K002268939 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; P.A. [11465] Kenya K001589120 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K002268933 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K002268935 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K002268936 Yes
Kenya K:SPC-65886.000 No
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.B. [9226] Zambia K002268260 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Abate, G. [3122] Ethiopia K002267579 Yes
McDonald, J. [900] Kenya K002268002 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.B. [9196] Zambia K002268259 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K002268937 Yes
Gilbert; Abate [3122] Ethiopia K002267580 Yes
Sydserff, A.B. [s.n.] Kenya K002268938 Yes
Sydserff, A.B. [s.n.] Kenya K002268940 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002269153 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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/

  • 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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