Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis

Cucumis engleri (Gilg) Ghebret. & Thulin

First published in Novon 17: 177 (2007)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sudan to Malawi. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Cucurbitaceae: 1-152. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Friis, I.; Vollesen, K.B. [1234] South Sudan K002267568 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [2258] Sudan K002267571 Yes
Angus, A. [5907] Uganda K002268058 Yes
Friis, I.; Vollesen, K.B. [1024] South Sudan K002267569 Yes
Friis, I.; Vollesen, K.B. [1271] South Sudan K002267570 Yes
Kalema, J. [JK3103] Uganda K002268057 Yes
Wood [671] Uganda K002268063 Yes
de Saeger, H. [1322] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002267343 Yes
[S.H. Padare] [85] Uganda K002268061 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Jones, B.M.G. [114] Ethiopia K002267572 Yes
Buechner, H.K. [57] Uganda K002268059 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [E2517] Uganda K002268062 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Uganda K002268064 Yes
Hazel, C. [643] Uganda K002268060 Yes
Watermeyer, A.M. [1] Tanzania Cucumella engleri K:SPC-00813.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4220] Kenya Cucumella engleri K:SPC-09965.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [14094] Kenya Cucumella engleri K:SPC-09964.000 No

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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