Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis

Cucumis zeyheri Sond.

First published in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 2: 496 (1862)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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?
Stalmans, M. [930] South Africa K002268660 Yes
Comins, D.M. South Africa K002268695 Yes
Wood, J.M.; Burtt Davy, J. South Africa K002268676 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. South Africa K002268696 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [942] South Africa K002268663 Yes
Gerrard, W.T.; Burtt Davy, J. South Africa K002268675 Yes
Theiler (Dr) [s.n.] South Africa K002268651 Yes
Mavi, S. [601] Zimbabwe K002268246 Yes
Myre, M.; Carvalho, M.F. [1743] Mozambique K004006806 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [19178] South Africa K002268669 Yes
Morris; Engelbrecht [1085] South Africa K002268661 Yes
s.coll. [425] South Africa K002268656 Yes
Burtt Davy, J. South Africa K002268674 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. South Africa K002268694 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [8660] South Africa K002268662 Yes
Comins, D.M. South Africa K002268689 Yes
Ranger, G.A. South Africa K002268698 Yes
Cooper, T.; Burtt Davy, J. South Africa K002268685 Yes
Stewart, M.M. [145] Eswatini K002268670 Yes
Jeffrey, C. K:SPC-08087.000 No
Mogg, A.O.D. [s.n.] South Africa K002268653 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [8388] South Africa K002268659 Yes
Hislop, A. [346] Zimbabwe K002268247 Yes
Hanekom, W.J. [2005] South Africa K002268666 Yes
Wild, H. [3769] Zambia K002268241 Yes
van der Schijff, H.P. [1639] South Africa K002268657 Yes
Mogg [s.n.] South Africa K002268649 Yes
Compton, R.H. [27476] Eswatini K002268671 Yes
Wells, M.J. [2355] South Africa K002268650 Yes
Howes, F.N. South Africa K002268673 Yes
Retief; Germishuizen South Africa K002268702 Yes
Strey, R.G. South Africa K002268697 Yes
K:SPC-08075.000 No
Tyson, W.; Burtt Davy, J. South Africa K002268684 Yes
Muller, P. South Africa K002268699 Yes
s.coll. South Africa K002268686 Yes
Hanekom, W.J. South Africa K002268700 Yes
Mason, E. [74] South Africa K002268658 Yes
Chase, N.C. [8485] Zimbabwe K002268244 Yes
Gomes e Sousa, A.F. [423] Mozambique K002268240 No
Vuuren, D.V. [512] South Africa K002268648 Yes
Enslin, P.R. [s.n.] South Africa K002268667 Yes
Drège; Burtt Davy, J. South Africa K002268692 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [3260] South Africa K002268668 Yes
Galpin, E.E. South Africa K002268704 Yes
Zeyher South Africa K002268693 Yes
Brown; Shapiro South Africa K002268679 Yes
Galpin, E.E. South Africa K002268678 Yes
Kuntze, C.E.O. South Africa K002268672 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. South Africa K002268701 Yes
McDonald, D.J. South Africa K002268682 Yes
Wilman, M. [s.n.] South Africa K002268655 Yes
Wilms, F. [497] South Africa K002268665 Yes
Baur, R. (Rev.); Burtt Davy, J. South Africa K002268691 Yes
Schlechter [11894] Mozambique K002268239 Yes
Mostert, J. South Africa K002268690 Yes
Jacot-Guillarmod, A. Lesotho K002268688 Yes
South Africa K:SPC-66019.000 No
s.coll. [CRS452] Zambia K002268242 Yes
s.coll. Lesotho K002268687 Yes
Medley Wood, J. South Africa K002268677 Yes
Enslin, P.R. [s.n.] South Africa K002268664 Yes
Hopkins, J.C. [s.n.] Zambia K002268248 Yes
Scheepers, J.C. [901] South Africa K002268652 Yes
Balsinhas, A.A. [03049] South Africa K002268654 Yes
Bourquin, O. South Africa K002268680 Yes
Plowes, D.C. [1420] Zimbabwe K002268245 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [1490] Zimbabwe K002268243 Yes
de Vries, T. [1012] United States Cucumis diniae K000742799 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Cucumis diniae K002269132 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Cucumis diniae K002268931 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Cucumis diniae K002268930 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

  • 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