Cucurbitaceae
Coccinia

Coccinia mackenii Naudin ex C.Huber

First published in Nursery Cat. (Charles Huber Bros. and Co.) 1865(Cat. Print.): 5 (1865)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Holstein, N. (2015). Monograph of Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae). PhytoKeys 54: 1-166.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Rudatis, H. [587] South Africa K004346793 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [1903] South Africa K004346806 Yes
Wood, J.M. [1328] South Africa K004346800 Yes
Van der Schijff, H.P. [5531] South Africa K004346787 Yes
Venter, F. [748] South Africa K004346804 Yes
Bos, J.J. [1044] South Africa K004346790 Yes
Stalmans, M. [539] South Africa K004346791 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K004346812 Yes
Compton, R.H. [30491] Eswatini K004346797 Yes
Drege [s.n.] K000313199 Unknown Type Material Yes
Galpin, E.E. [785] South Africa K004346805 Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000313198 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gerstner, J. [6704] South Africa K004346794 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [339] South Africa K004346799 Yes
[McClean]; [Bayer] [203] South Africa K004346809 Yes
Balsinhas, A. [2809] South Africa K004346803 Yes
Codd, L.E. [6991] South Africa K004346810 Yes
s.coll. [838] South Africa K004346801 Yes
Pegler, A. [436] South Africa K004346811 Yes
s.coll. [1863] South Africa K000313200 Unknown Type Material Yes
Strey, R.G. [9741] South Africa K004346798 Yes
Gerrard [1903] South Africa K004346807 Yes
v.d. Merwe (Mrs) [88] South Africa K004346795 Yes
Baur, R. (Rev.) [127] South Africa K004346808 Yes
Strey, R.G. [8532] South Africa K004346792 Yes
Italy K:SPC-65772.000 No
Scheepers, J.C. [1110] South Africa K004346813 Yes
Strey, R.G. [3762] South Africa K004346788 Yes
Wells; Edwards [59] South Africa K004346796 Yes
Ward, C.J. [3950] South Africa K004346789 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Coccinia dinteri K004346814 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