Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis

Cucumis althaeoides (Ser.) P.Sebastian & I.Telford

First published in Syst. Bot. 36: 385 (2011)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Timor, S. New Guinea to N. & E. Australia. It is a scrambling subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Lesser Sunda Is., New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2018 Clarkson, J.R. [2042] Australia K001097985 Unknown Type Material Yes
Staples, I.B. [IBS2518] Australia K002267144 Yes
Batianoff, G.N.; McDonald, T.J. [766] Australia K002267147 Yes
McGillivray (Dr.) [s.n.] Australia K002267141 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [4565] Australia K002267146 Yes
Batianoff, G.N. [10049] Australia K002267142 Yes
MacGillivray, J. [s.n.] Australia K002267140 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [5197] Australia K002267143 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [4044] Australia K002267148 Yes
Cunningham, A. [301] Australia K002267139 Yes
Pullen, R. [6804] Papua New Guinea K002267128 Yes
Batianoff, G.N.; Tarte, D. [12083] Australia K002267145 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