Cucurbitaceae
Coccinia

Coccinia longicarpa Jongkind

First published in Blumea 49: 83 (2004)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Guinea to SW. Nigeria. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Holstein, N. (2015). Monograph of Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae). PhytoKeys 54: 1-166.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Holstein, N. (2015). Monograph of Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae). PhytoKeys 54: 1-166.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2003 Koning, J.de [1965] Cote d'Ivoire K000035540 Isotype Yes
Aug 1, 2003 Koning, J.de [5904] Cote d'Ivoire K000035541 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [437] Cote d'Ivoire K004345462 Yes
Tamajong, S. [FHI16938] Nigeria K004345465 Yes
Vigne, C. [1735] Ghana K004345463 Yes
Jongkind, C.C.H.; Abbiw, D.K.; Nieuwenhuis, C.M.J. [1538] Ghana K004345461 Yes
Lock, J.M. [GC43991] Ghana K004345460 Yes
Linder, D.H. [576] Liberia K004345459 Yes
Jones, A.P.D.; Onochie, C.F. [FHI17030] Nigeria K004345464 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