Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis
Cucumis prophetarum

Cucumis prophetarum subsp. prophetarum

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Mauritania to Arabian Peninsula, W. Asia to India. It is a scrambling annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon-Syria, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Yemen

Introduced into:

Argentina Northwest, Germany

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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • 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.
  • Boulos, L. (2000). Flora of Egypt 2: 1-352. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • 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.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Jeffrey, C. (1967). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Cucurbitaceae: 1-156.
  • 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.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • 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.
  • Quézel, P. (1958). Mission Botanique au Tibesti: 1-357. Université d'Alger.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Belgrano, M.J. (eds.) (2017). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 17: 1-434. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Drake-Brockman, R.E. [733] Somalia K002267446 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [945] Sudan K002267431 Yes
Tackholm, V.; Kassas, M.; Samy, M.; Girgis, W.A.; Lahran, M.A. [s.n.] Egypt K004220795 No
Radcliffe-Smith, A. [3920] Oman K004220785 No
Miller, A.G.; Nyberg, J.A. [M9510] Oman K004220784 No
Carter [1938] Sudan K002267428 Yes
Barbier, C. [1064] Somalia K002267449 Yes
Ironside Wood, J.R. [S/73/101] Somalia K002267445 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B6955] Eritrea K002267439 Yes
Cole, E. (Miss) [s.n.] Somalia K002267443 Yes
Miller, A.G.; Guarino, L.; Obadi, N. [M8055A] Yemen K004220769 No
s.coll. [1088] Egypt K004220813 No
Hansen, O.J. [6019] Somalia K002267451 Yes
White, G.P.; Radcliffe-Smith, A. [5564] Oman K004220790 No
Miller, A.G. [6346] Oman K004220788 No
Miller, A.G. [7625B] Oman K004220789 No
Rauh, W. [13002] Yemen K004220767 No
Archer, W.A. [10000] Ethiopia K002267437 Yes
Lunt, W. [106] K004220779 No
Crowfoot, G.M. [s.n.] Sudan K002267427 Yes
s.coll. [11] Yemen K004220772 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K004220814 No
[E. Lort Phillips] [s.n.] Somalia K002267452 Yes
Bent, J.T. [s.n.] Sudan K002267433 Yes
Padwa, S.H. [164] Kenya K002267810 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [116] Egypt K004220796 No
Beals, E. [72] Ethiopia K002267440 Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A. [3944] Oman K004220782 No
[Miss C. N. Cule] [27] Djibouti K002267457 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [7972] Kenya K002267811 Yes
Bent, J.T. [[111]] Yemen K004220787 No
Batanouny, K.H. [1271] Qatar K004220794 No
Kassas, M. [611] Sudan K002267426 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [1252] Mali K002267306 Yes
de Marchesetti, C. [s.n.] Yemen K004220775 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Yemen K004220771 No
[Mrs Lort phillips] [s.n.] Somalia K002267442 Yes
[R. E. Keogh] [[Keogh122]] Somalia K002267453 Yes
Mohamed aff. Ismail [A3553] Sudan K002267432 Yes
Tackholm, V.; Kassas, M.; Samy, M.; Girgis, W.A.; Zahran, M.A. [208] Egypt K004220815 No
Miller, A.G. [7153] Oman K004220780 No
[HM Broun]; Broun, A.F. [1230] Sudan K002267436 Yes
[Pfund] [260] Sudan K002267435 Yes
Lunt, W. [398] Yemen K004220778 No
Boulos, L.; Rowaished, A.K.; Gifri, A.N. [s.n.] Yemen K004220776 No
Davey, J.T. [70] Malawi K002267305 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [68] Yemen K004220774 No
Godding, H.C. [69] Somalia K002267444 Yes
Bavazzano, R.; Lavranos, J. [s.n.] Somalia K002267447 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [1870] Ethiopia K002267441 Yes
de Marchesetti, C. [s.n.] Yemen K004220766 No
Capt. J. Waring [[84]] K004006771 No
Boulos, L.; Ads, A.S. [s.n.] Saudi Arabia K004220764 No
Radcliffe-Smith, A. [3818] Oman K004220783 No
Täckholm; Kassas; et al. [s.n.] Egypt K004220800 No
[Acres] [29CC] Yemen K004220770 No
Johnston, H.H. [7] Sudan K002267434 Yes
Kesby, J.D. [45] Mauritania K002267297 Yes
Lord, J.K. [s.n.] Egypt K004220811 No
Kassas, M. [131] Sudan K002267429 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [4381] Egypt K004220812 No
Schweinfurth, G. [118] Egypt K004220798 No
Radcliffe-Smith, A. [3920] Oman K004220786 No
s.coll. [134] Egypt K004220809 No
Thomson, T. [s.n.] Yemen K004220773 No
Drake-Brockman, R.E. [732] Somalia K002267448 Yes
Wilcox, C. [152] United Arab Emirates K004220792 No
Khattab; Simpson, N.D. [F3890] Egypt K004220797 No
Newbould, J.G.B. [736] Somalia K002267454 Yes
Aucher Eloy [[2897]] Egypt K004220810 No
Wilcox, C. [155] United Arab Emirates K004220793 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [945] Sudan K002267430 Yes
Kassas, M. [566] Sudan K002267425 Yes
[Studner] [834] Ethiopia K002267438 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [4824] Saudi Arabia K004220765 No
Radcliffe-Smith, A. [3944] Oman K004220781 No
Letourneux, A. [261a] Egypt K004220799 No
Burtt Davy, J. (Dr.) [22794] Yemen K004220777 No
Miller, A.G.; Guarino, L.; Obadi, N. [M8506] Yemen K002267450 Yes
Simmons [B40] Somalia K002267455 Yes
Cope, T.A. [18] Oman K004220791 No
Fernandez, J. [143] Bahrain K004220768 No
Hansen, O.J. [6018] Somalia K002267456 Yes

Sources

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    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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