Cucurbitaceae

Melothria L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 35 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Panamá, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Suriname, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Virginia, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Angola, Benin, Borneo, Cameroon, Central African Republic, China Southeast, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Malaya, Nigeria, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Sulawesi, Sweden, Taiwan, Uganda

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 2: 562.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2009 Wood, J.R.I., et al. [23054] Bolivia K000324938 Yes
Oct 3, 2007 Hamilton, M.A.; Clubbe, C.; McRobb, A.; Fenton, C.; Greenaway, J. [182] Montserrat K:SPC-76501.000 No
[Gunan] [548] K004211643 Yes
Stevens, W.D.; Krukoff, B.A.; Hahn, W. [18971] Nicaragua K004211578 Yes
Wright, C. [195] Cuba K004211633 Yes
Stevens, W.D.; Krukoff, B.A. [3627] Nicaragua K004211574 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000372543 Yes
Combs, R. [37] Cuba K004211630 Yes
Ríos, D. [279] Nicaragua K004211600 Yes
Grijalva, A.; Araquistain, M. [130] Nicaragua K004211575 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [2610] Brazil K000372545 Yes
[Dr. Dislan] [s.n.] Jamaica K004211641 Yes
Stevens, W.D.; Krukoff, B.A. [2823] Nicaragua K004211580 Yes
Blanco, M. [1253] Costa Rica K004211585 Yes
[Rev. L. Goulding] [s.n.] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K004211653 Yes
Sintenis, P. [897] Puerto Rico K004211647 Yes
Philcox, D.; Phillips, B. [8330] Trinidad and Tobago K004211629 Yes
Fendler, A. [386] Trinidad and Tobago K004211657 Yes
Imray [36] Dominica K004211652 Yes
Grijalva, A.; Moreno, P.P. [1068] Nicaragua K004211605 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Shafer, J.A. [744] K004211646 Yes
Nichols, C.E. [1006] Nicaragua K004211597 Yes
Hassler, E. [9325] Paraguay K004211703 Yes
Ortiz, F. [979] Nicaragua K004211621 Yes
Camp, W.H. [E-3612] Ecuador K004211911 Yes
Espinoza, R. [1361] Costa Rica K004211586 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cuba K004211637 Yes
Sandino, J.C.; Rodríguez, R.A. [1417] Nicaragua K004211618 Yes
Stevens, W.D.; Krukoff, B.A. [9271] Nicaragua K004211565 Yes
Sandino, J.C. [4175A] Nicaragua K004211619 Yes
Guzmán, M.; Castro, D.; Montiel, A. [543] Nicaragua K004211583 Yes
Nee, M.; Vargas C, I. [40752] Bolivia K004211913 Yes
Araquistain, M. [363] Nicaragua K004211566 Yes
Fishlock, W.C. [21] British Virgin Islands K004211645 Yes
Sandino, J.C.; Martínez, S.I. [3878] Nicaragua K004211623 Yes
Moreno, P.P. [16943] Nicaragua K004211602 Yes
Grijalva, A.; Araquistain, M. [741] Nicaragua K004211576 Yes
Moreno, P. [1173] Nicaragua K004211577 Yes
Sandino, J.C. [4629] Nicaragua K004211620 Yes
Araquistain, M.; Moreno, P. [1131] Nicaragua K004211579 Yes
[Rev. L. Goulding] [s.n.] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K004211655 Yes
André, É. [4032] Ecuador K004211914 Yes
Imray [36] Dominica K004211650 Yes
Moreno, P.; Sandino, J. [7686] Nicaragua K004211615 Yes
Stevens, W.D.; Krukoff, B.A. [3569] Nicaragua K004211584 Yes
Ule, E. [9877] Brazil K004211693 Yes
Smith, J.D. [s.n.] Costa Rica K004211587 Yes
Moreno, P.; López, A. [7126] Nicaragua K004211610 Yes
Sandino, J.C. [3166] Nicaragua K004211607 Yes
Schinini, A. [23141] Paraguay K004211696 Yes
Wright, C.; Parry, C.C.; Brummel, H. [26] Dominican Republic K004211644 Yes
Jiménez, José de Js. [s.n.] Dominican Republic K004211635 Yes
Sandino, J.C. [3013] Nicaragua K004211609 Yes
Hassler, E. [3869] Paraguay K004211702 Yes
Araquistain, M. [263] Nicaragua K004211572 Yes
Stevens, W.D.; Krukoff, B.A. [11083] Nicaragua K004211570 Yes
Krapovickas, A.; Cristóbal, C.L. [40070] Paraguay K004211701 Yes
Stevens, W.D.; Krukoff, B.A. [3523] Nicaragua K004211564 Yes
Morong, T. [761] Paraguay K004211695 Yes
Woolston, A.L. [1173] Paraguay K004211704 Yes
Stevens, W.D.; Krukoff, B.A. [4585] Nicaragua K004211569 Yes
Sandino, J.C. [2850] Nicaragua K004211608 Yes
Hassler, E. [1637] Paraguay K004211697 Yes
Sandino, J.C. [1102] Nicaragua K004211613 Yes
Castro, D. [2292] Nicaragua K004211614 Yes
Grijalva, A.; Vanegas, O.; Rueda, R. [2746] Nicaragua K004211599 Yes
Moreno, P.; Sandino, J.C. [7338] Nicaragua K004211617 Yes
Sandino, J.C. [613] Nicaragua K004211616 Yes
Balansa, B. [1114] Paraguay K004211698 Yes
[Gw] [s.n.] Guadeloupe K004211649 Yes
Stevens, W.D.; Krukoff, B.A. [9493] Nicaragua K004211568 Yes
[Rev. Mr. Walters] [s.n.] Jamaica K004211642 Yes
Araquistain, M.; Moreno, P. [637] Nicaragua K004211567 Yes
Orcutt, C.R. [1485] Jamaica K004211639 Yes
Stevens, W.D.; Krukoff, B.A. [13197] Nicaragua K004211581 Yes
Alexander, R.C. [557] Jamaica K004211638 Yes
Lévy, P. [206] Nicaragua K004211563 Yes
Jaramillo, J. [8281] Ecuador K004211916 Yes
Ortiz, F. [1494] Nicaragua K004211622 Yes
Krapovickas, A.; Cristóbal, C.L. [40070] Paraguay K004211700 Yes
Vega, S.; Quezada, B. [170] Nicaragua K004211603 Yes
Woolston, A.L. [823] Paraguay K004211705 Yes
Stevens, W.D.; Krukoff, B.A.; Grijalva, A. [14742] Nicaragua K004211571 Yes
Balansa, B. [[1114a]] Paraguay K004211694 Yes
Villacorta, R.; Campos, R. [2462] El Salvador K004211588 Yes
Smith, H.H.; Smith, G.W. [590] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K004211654 Yes
Grijalva, A.; Burgos, F. [1580] Nicaragua K004211604 Yes
Fishlock, W.C. [21] K004211648 Yes
Stevens, W.D.; Krukoff, B.A. [10862] Nicaragua K004211573 Yes
Guzmán, M.; Castro, D.; Montiel, A. [628] Nicaragua K004211611 Yes
Wilson, P. [9193] Cuba K004211634 Yes
Zak, V.; Jaramillo, J. [2031] Ecuador K004211915 Yes
Moreno, P.P. [4500] Nicaragua K004211612 Yes
Jiménez, J.J. [s.n.] Dominican Republic K004211636 Yes
Stevens, W.D.; Krukoff, B.A. [4307] Nicaragua K004211582 Yes
Imray [36] Dominica K004211651 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Jamaica K004211640 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [147] Bahamas, The K004211631 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [1666] Trinidad and Tobago K004211656 Yes
Koch, A.K.; Leal, E.S.; Forzza, R.C.; Moura, O.S.; Melo, J.S. [269] Brazil K001384398 Yes
Wild, H. [37373] Zimbabwe K:SPC-01737.000 No
Zardini, E.; Aguayo, A. [8313] Paraguay K004211699 Yes
Nee, M.; Robleto Téllez, W. [28172] Nicaragua K004211601 Yes
Soza, D.; Grijalva, A.; Rios, D. [357] Nicaragua K004211606 Yes
Wright, C. [195] Cuba K004211632 Yes
Dudey, D.A.; Moore, A.D. [1990] Nicaragua K004211598 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • 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.

  • 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