Cucurbitaceae
Zehneria

Zehneria thwaitesii (Schweinf.) C.Jeffrey

First published in Kew Bull. 15: 371 (1961 publ. 1962)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. India, Sri Lanka. It is a climbing annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India, Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Aké Assi, L. (2001). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. I. Boissiera 57: 1-396.
  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • 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.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(1): 1-532. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Jeffrey, C. (1967). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Cucurbitaceae: 1-156.
  • Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Cucurbitaceae: 1-152. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Rebnner, S.S. & Pandey, A.K. (2013). The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20: 53-118.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Rebnner, S.S. & Pandey, A.K. (2013). The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20: 53-118.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • C. Jeffrey in Kew Bulletin 15: 371 (1962), excl. syn. Bryonia deltoïdea Schumach. et Melothria deltoïdea (Schumach.) Benth.
  • Keraudren, Fl. Madag. Cucurbitac: 40 (1966).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 1993 s.coll. [312] Sri Lanka K000742780 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 1993 Walken [273] Sri Lanka K000742779 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1985 D'Arcy, W.G. [15242] Madagascar K000391267 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000313373 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000313374 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Bosser, J. [18037] Madagascar K000391266 Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Baron, R. [1503] Madagascar K000391264 Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Afzelius, K. [s.n.] Madagascar K000391261 Yes
May 1, 1961 Meller, C.J. [8] Madagascar K000391263 Yes
May 1, 1961 Humblot, L. [34] Madagascar K000391262 Yes
May 1, 1961 Perrier de la Bâthie, H. [s.n.] Madagascar K000391268 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9309] Tanzania K:SPC-01770.000 No
Faulkner, H. [2617] Tanzania K:SPC-05169.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3035] Tanzania K:SPC-05005.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [10897] Tanzania K:SPC-31130.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [5163] Ghana K:SPC-05155.000 No
Burtoni [s.n.] K000313436 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3955] Kenya K:SPC-05168.000 No
Faulkner, H. [K.246] K:SPC-04643.000 No

Sources

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  • 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/
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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