Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis

Cucumis pustulatus Naudin ex Hook.f.

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 544 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mali to Arabian Peninsula. It is a scrambling perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burkina, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen

Introduced into:

Cape Verde

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulos, L. (2000). Flora of Egypt 2: 1-352. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • 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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • 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. [Cited as Cucumis ficifolius.]
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève. [Cited as Cucumis ficifolius.]
  • 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. [Cited as Cucumis figarei.]

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Chev. Bot. 293.
  • Cogn. & Harms in Engl. Pflanzenr. Cucurbit. 2: 141
  • in F.T.A. 2: 544 (1871)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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?
Jan 1, 1991 W.J.J.O.; de Wilde, J.J.F.E.; De Wilde-Duyfies, B.B.E. [5260] Chad K000731906 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Schimper [835] K000311082 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Bonny [26] Chad K000731905 Yes
Dec 11, 1959 [412] K000311081 Syntype Yes
Friss, I.; Bidgood, S.; Host, P.; Wondafrash, M.; Kebede, S. [6733] Ethiopia K000731950 Yes
Friss, I.; Bidgood, S.; Host, P.; Desissa, D.; Kebede, S. [7111] Ethiopia K000731951 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Vollesen, K. [3135] Tanzania K000809254 Yes
Nigeria K000312897 Syntype Yes
Thulin, M.; Hedrén, M.; Abdi, M.D. [7647] Somalia K000731953 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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