Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis

Cucumis sagittatus Wawra & Peyr.

First published in Sitzungsber. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. 38: 567 (1860)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Angola to NW. Cape Prov. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cape Provinces, Namibia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Volk, O.H. [819] Namibia K002268426 Yes
Winter, D.; Hardy [8163] Namibia K002268442 Yes
de Winter, B.; Giess, J.W.H. [6247] Namibia K002268440 Yes
Engler, A. [6195] Namibia K002268429 Yes
Volk, O.H. [12450] Namibia K002268423 Yes
Kolberg, H.H.; Craven, P.; Tholkes, T. [1534] Namibia K002268776 Yes
Barbosa, G.; Correia, R. [9101] Angola K002268385 Yes
Azancot de Menezes; Henriques, C. [205] Angola K002268387 Yes
[H. Socken]; Hardy, D. [745] Namibia K002268417 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [9375] Namibia K002268431 Yes
Welwitsch [831] Angola K000311070 Holotype Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [9374] Namibia K002268403 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [9459] Namibia K002268435 Yes
Strohbach, B. [2435] Namibia K002268424 Yes
Dinter [6114] Namibia K002268402 Yes
Daniels, Q.F.; Crawford, F.; Rügheimer, S.; Aiyambo, D. [32] Namibia K002268774 Yes
Ortendahl, I. [70] Namibia K002268410 Yes
Story, R. [5747] Namibia K002268422 Yes
Kolberg, H.H.; Craven, P.; Tholkes, T. [1534] Namibia K002268775 Yes
Story, R. [5699] Namibia K002268420 Yes
Merxmüller, H.; Giess, W. [30548] Namibia K002268406 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [8528] Namibia K002268404 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [5753] South Africa K002268437 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [2339] Namibia K002268441 Yes
Welwitsch [830] Angola K002268386 Yes
De Winter; Hardy [7957] Namibia K002268413 Yes
Merxmüller, H.; Giess, W. [905] Namibia K002268421 Yes
Giess, W.; Volk, O.H.; Bleissner, B. [5707] Namibia K002268408 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [3718] Namibia K002268430 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [5753] South Africa K002268436 Yes
Oliver; Muller; Steenkamp [6714] Namibia K002268416 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [9705] Namibia K002268434 Yes
Oliver; Muller; Steenkamp [6514] Namibia K002268415 Yes
de Winter, B.; Leistner, O.A. [5724] Namibia K002268433 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [14382] South Africa K002268439 Yes
de Winter, B. [5661] Namibia K002268418 Yes
de Winter, B.; Leistner, O.A. [5863] Namibia K002268428 Yes
Oliver; Muller; Steenkamp [6320] Namibia K002268432 Yes
de Winter, B.; Leistner, O.A. [5661] Namibia K002268419 Yes
Dinter [8313] Namibia K002268409 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [8528] Namibia K002268405 Yes
Strey, R.G. [2084] Namibia K002268412 Yes
Dinter [7088] South Africa K002268411 Yes
Strohbach, B. [2348] Namibia K002268401 Yes
Volk, O.H. [887] Namibia K002268425 Yes
[H. Socken]; Hardy, D. [678] Namibia K002268443 Yes
Leistner; Oliver; Steenkamp; Vorster [115] Namibia K002268414 Yes
de Winter, B. [3574] Namibia K002268438 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