Cucurbitaceae
Polyclathra

Polyclathra cucumerina Bertol.

First published in Nuovi Ann. Sci. Nat. 3: 141 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Central America. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Correa A., Mireya D. Galdames, Carmen Correa A., M. D., C. Galdames & M. S. de Stapf (2004). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá: 1-599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Correa A., Mireya D. Galdames, Carmen Correa A., M. D., C. Galdames & M. S. de Stapf (2004). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá: 1-599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
  • GBIF (2008-2020). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1992 Heyde; Lux [4189] Guatemala K000426827 Type Yes
Moreno, P.P. [22950] Nicaragua K004347156 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [12495] Mexico K004347138 Yes
Fryxell, P.A.; Lott, E.J. [3340] Mexico K004347143 Yes
Bernoulli; Cario [2848] Guatemala K004347147 Yes
Grijalva, A.; Soza, D. [4158] Nicaragua K004347155 Yes
Sandino, J.C. [336] Nicaragua K004347169 Yes
Sandoval, E.; Sandoval, M. [885] El Salvador K004347150 Yes
Stevens, W.D.; Krukoff, B.A. [6590] Nicaragua K004347158 Yes
Moreno, P.P. [3971] Nicaragua K004347167 Yes
Rosales, J.M. [1750] El Salvador K004347149 Yes
Moreno, P.P. [4261] Nicaragua K004347166 Yes
W.; C. [2358] Mexico K004347141 Yes
Stevens, W.D.; Krukoff, B.A.; Moreno, P.P. [18489] Nicaragua K004347165 Yes
Sanders, A.C.; Fryxell, P.A.; Lott, E.J.; Vázquez V, L. [11853] Mexico K004347152 Yes
Moreno, P.; Sandino, J.C. [6171] Nicaragua K004347154 Yes
Laughlin, R.M. [3012] Mexico K004347142 Yes
Robleto, W. [1648] Nicaragua K004347161 Yes
s.coll. [1613] Mexico K004347148 Yes
Andres, T.C.; Wyland, J.J. [69] Mexico K004347144 Yes
Araquistain, M.; Moreno, P. [522] Nicaragua K004347163 Yes
Neill, D. [2890] Nicaragua K004347159 Yes
Cruz, R. [161] El Salvador K004347151 Yes
Stevens, W.D.; Krukoff, B.A. [10878] Nicaragua K004347164 Yes
Sandino, J.C. [249] Nicaragua K004347153 Yes
W.; C. [2402] Mexico K004347140 Yes
Moreno, P.P. [18314] Nicaragua K004347162 Yes
Matuda, E. [2125] Mexico K004347145 Yes
Moreno, P.P. [22705] Nicaragua K004347160 Yes
Sandino, J.C.; Martínez, S.I. [3782] Nicaragua K004347168 Yes
Moreno, P.P. [22445] Nicaragua K004347157 Yes
Bernoulli; Cario [2850] Guatemala K004347146 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [12475] Mexico K004347139 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [7334] Mexico Polyclathra albiflora K004347137 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