Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis

Cucumis kelleri (Cogn.) Ghebret. & Thulin

First published in Novon 17: 177 (2007)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Ethiopia to N. Kenya. It is a scrambling subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic 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.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by C. Jeffrey & M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Thulin, M.; Dahir, A.; Khalid, A.; Osman, A. [10578] Somalia K002267591 Yes
Simmons [S85] Ethiopia K002267592 Yes
O'Brien, E.M. [168] Somalia K002267588 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hedrén, M.; Abdi, M.D. [7708] Somalia K002267589 Yes
Ellis, P.E. [270] Somalia K002267585 Yes
Wieland, R.G. [4260] Somalia K002267586 Yes
Friis, I.; Vollesen, K.B.; Abdisalam Sheikh Hassan [4715] Somalia K002267587 Yes
Drake-Brockman, R.E. [1016] Somalia K002267590 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13774] Kenya Cucumella kelleri K:SPC-00796.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [13854] Kenya Cucumella kelleri K:SPC-09966.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [14071] Kenya Cucumella kelleri K:SPC-00797.000 No
Puccionio; Stefanni [568 [624]] Somalia Cucumella kelleri K000313243 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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