- Family:
- Cucurbitaceae Juss.
Corallocarpus epigaeus (Rottler) Hook.f.
[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Scandent herb or softly woody climber to 4 m; stems glabrous or almost so, developing brownish papery bark
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaf-blade ovate or reniform, cordate, finely shortly hispid, ± sinuate-dentate, 2.5–9 x 3.5–11.5 cm, palmately deeply 3–5-lobed, lobes obovate to lanceolate, often 3-lobulate; petioles glabrous or almost so, 1–3.5 cm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Peduncles
- Peduncles 1–6(–15) cm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Hypanthium
- Hypanthium campanulate, 1.5–2.5 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Sepals oblong-lanceolate, c. 1 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals oblong, greenish-yellow, 1.5–2 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Female flowers solitary or clustered Male flowers 5–12(–40) in pedunculate clusters
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
- Pedicels 1–4 mm long Pedicels 1–5.5 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovary narrowly ovoid, rostrate, glabrous, 5–6.5 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit ovoid or ellipsoid, rostrate, glabrous, dark green dotted with paler green, when ripe bright red except for the green cup-like base and sometimes also the beak, 1–3 cm long; pedicel 1–12 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds asymmetrically ovoid, 4–4.5 mm long.
- Distribution
- N2; S1, 3
- Ecology
- Altitude range 50–1800 m.
- Vernacular
- Ghalfohn (Somali-N).
Native to:
Assam, Burkina, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Zaïre
- Aechmandra epigaea (Rottler) Arn.
- Bryonia epigaea Rottler
- Bryonia sinuata Wall.
- Coniandra corallina Fenzl ex Naudin
- Corallocarpus bequaertii De Wild.
- Corallocarpus corallinus (Naudin) Cogn.
- Corallocarpus elegans Gilg
- Corallocarpus fenzlii Hook.f.
- Corallocarpus gracilipes (Naudin) Cogn.
- Corallocarpus hildebrandtii Gilg
- Corallocarpus palmatus Cogn.
- Corallocarpus tavetensis Gilg
- Rhynchocarpa corallina Naudin
- Rhynchocarpa epigaea (Rottler) Naudin
Corallocarpus epigaeus (Rottler) Hook.f. appears in other Kew resources:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillett, J.B. [14035], Kenya | 1710.000 | No | |||
| Gillett, J.B. [14093], Kenya | 1712.000 | No | |||
| Drummond, R.B. [3576], Tanzania | 4976.000 | No | |||
| Gillett, J.B. [13631], Kenya | 792.000 | No | |||
| Gillett, J.B. [14034], Kenya | 793.000 | No | |||
| Kotschy [4], Ethiopia | K000242633 | Yes | |||
| Kotschy [162] | K000242634 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 6709] | Bryonia epigaea | K001124639 | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 6709] | Bryonia epigaea | K001124638 | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 6709] | Bryonia epigaea | K001124637 | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 6709] | Bryonia epigaea | K001124636 | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 6709] | Bryonia epigaea | K001124640 | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 6709], India | Bryonia epigaea | K001124635 | Yes |
First published in Fl. Brit. India 2: 628 (1879)
Accepted by
- Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
- Berhaut, J. (1975). Flore illustrée du Sénégal 3: 1-634. Gouvernement du Sénégal, Ministère du développement rural direction des eaux et forêta, Dakar.
- Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Edwards, S., Tadesse, M. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(2): 1-456. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
- Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
- Jeffrey, C. (1967). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Cucurbitaceae: 1-156.
- Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Cucurbitaceae: 1-152. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
- Lebrun, J.p., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
- Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman) Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91.
- Nazimuddin, S. & Naqvi, S.S.H. (1984). Flora of Pakistan 154: 1-56. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
- Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
- Rebnner, S.S. & Pandey, A.K. (2013). The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences PhytoKeys 20: 53-118.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
- Berhaut, J. (1975). Flore illustrée du Sénégal 3: 1-634. Gouvernement du Sénégal, Ministère du développement rural direction des eaux et forêta, Dakar.
- Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Cucurbitaceae: 1-152. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
- Lebrun, J.p., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
- Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman) Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91.
- Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
- Rebnner, S.S. & Pandey, A.K. (2013). The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences PhytoKeys 20: 53-118.
- Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by C. Jeffrey & M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
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