Corallocarpus epigaeus (Rottler) Hook.f.
First published in Fl. Brit. India 2: 628 (1879)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Senegal to Eritrea and Tanzania, Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent. It is a climbing caudex geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Assam, Burkina, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Zaïre
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Aechmandra epigaea (Rottler) Arn. in J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 274 (1841)
- Bryonia epigaea Rottler in Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 4: 223 (1803)
- Rhynchocarpa epigaea (Rottler) Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 16: 178 (1861)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Bryonia sinuata Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 6711D (1832), not validly publ.
- Coniandra corallina Fenzl ex Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 16: 180 (1862)
- Corallocarpus bequaertii De Wild. in Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 9: 91 (1921)
- Corallocarpus corallinus (Naudin) Cogn. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 647 (1881)
- Corallocarpus elegans Gilg in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 364 (1904)
- Corallocarpus fenzlii Hook.f. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 565 (1871), nom. illeg.
- Corallocarpus gracilipes (Naudin) Cogn. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 650 (1881)
- Corallocarpus hildebrandtii Gilg in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 362 (1904)
- Corallocarpus palmatus Cogn. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 648 (1881)
- Corallocarpus tavetensis Gilg in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 362 (1904)
- Rhynchocarpa corallina Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 16: 180 (1861)
- Rhynchocarpa epigaea var. gracilipes Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 16: 179 (1862)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- 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.
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]
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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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 |
Sources
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Flora of Somalia
- Flora of Somalia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0