Cucurbitaceae
Gerrardanthus

Gerrardanthus grandiflorus Gilg ex Cogn.

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 275 I: 22 (1916)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Kenya to NE. Tanzania. It is a climbing caudex geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Jeffrey, C. (1967). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Cucurbitaceae: 1-156.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Zimm., Cucurbitac. 2: 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 41, 54, 56, 70, 73, 81, 82, 109, 111, figs. 4/2, 7/1, 10/5–8, 27, 28, 55, 62, 80/12–14 (1922).
  • Cogn. in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 275 (1): 22 (1916).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 174 (1949).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1965 Grote [5031], Tanzania K000242618 isosyntype Yes
Drummond, R.B. [3184], Tanzania 4985.000 No
Drummond, R.B. [3958], Kenya 4986.000 No
Drummond, R.B. [3958], Kenya 6301.000 No
Drummond, R.B. [3406], Tanzania 808.000 No

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0