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Ver. 19.2
April 17th, 2024

282.0000 Family Cucurbitaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 393 (1789), nom. cons.
ca. 100 genera, ca. 1050 spp. Phylogeny: Schaefer & Renner (2011)
Species listed in database: 1082; hybrids: 3
= Bryoniaceae G.Mey.; Chloris Han.: 6, 112 (1836)
= Cyclantheraceae Lilja; Skånes Fl., ed. 2: 716, 980 (1870)
= Nhandirobaceae T.Lestib.; Botanogr. Elém.: 515 (1826)
= Zanoniaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl.: 28, 29 (1829)
282.1524 Genus Cucumis L.; Sp. Pl. 1011 (1753)
Distribution: Tropical and South Africa , tropical Asia, Malesia, Australia; widely cultivated in tropical America
Species listed in database: 64
= Cucumella Chiov.; Fl. Somala, 183 (1929)
= Dicoelospermum C.B.Clarke; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 630 (1879)
= Hymenosicyos Chiov.; Ann. Bot. Roma 9: 62 (1911)
= Melo Mill.; Gard. Dict. Abridg. Ed. 4 (1754)
= Mukia Arn.; Madras J. Lit. Sci. 12: 50 (1840)
= Myrmecosicyos C.Jeffrey; Kew Bull. 15: 357 (1962)
= Oreosyce Hook.f.; Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 548 (1871)
species :
Cucumis aculeatus Cogn.; Bot. Jahrb. 21: 269 (1895)
Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; ?Burundi; S-Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania
23 RWA ZAI 24 ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA
species :
Cucumis aetheocarpus (C.Jeffrey) Ghebret. & Thulin; Novon 17(2):176 (2007)
Distribution: SE-Tanzania; NE-Mozambique
25 TAN 26 MOZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumella aetheocarpa C.Jeffrey; Kew Bull. 19: 215 (1965)
= Cucumis aetheocarpus (C.Jeffrey) H.Schaef.; Blumea 52(1): 170 (2007), isonym
species :
Cucumis africanus L.f.; Suppl. 423 (1782)
Distribution: SW-Angola; Zambia; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Madagascar
26 ANG ZAM 27 BOT NAM SAF 29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumis arenarius Schrad.; Linnaea 12: 416 (1838)
= Cucumis dipsaceus Wender. ex Steud.; Nom. ed. II. 1: 451 (1840), nomen
= Cucumis hookeri Naudin; Gard. Chron. (1870) 1503
species :
Cucumis afrotropicus H.Schaef.; Fl. Gabon 57: 54 (2021)
Distribution: Sierra Leone
22 SIE
species :
Cucumis althaeoides (Ser.) P.Sebastian & I.Telford; Syst. Bot. 36(2): 385 (2011)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan); Ryukyu Isl.; Taiwan; New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Lesser Sunda Isl.
36 CHI 38 NNS TAI 42 LSI NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Bryonia althaeoides Ser.; Prodr. 3: 306 (1828)
= Melothria altaeoides (Ser.) Nakai; J. Jap. Bot. 14(2): 127 (1938)
= Mukia althaeoides (Ser.) M.Roem.; Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 47 (1846)
species :
Cucumis anguria L.; Sp. Pl. 1011 (1753)
Name: Cohombro, Pepinillo; Cucumber, Cherkin, West Indian cucumber
Distribution: Cape Verde Isl. (Santo Antao Isl., Ilha de Sao Nicolau, Ilha de Maio, Ilha de Sao Tiago, Fogo Isl., Ilha Brava); Sierra Leone; Burkina Faso; Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Botswana; La Réunion [c]; Seychelles [c]; Australia [c] (Queensland [c]); Niue [c]; Marquesas Isl. [c] (Nuku Hiva [c]); USA [c] (California [c], Massachusetts [c], New York [c], Oregon [c], Washington State [c]); Mexico [c] (widespread); Guatemala [c]; Belize [c]; El Salvador [c]; Honduras [c]; Nicaragua [c]; Costa Rica [c]; Panama [c]; Cuba [c]; Cayman Isl. [c]; Jamaica [c]; Dominican Republic; Haiti [c]; Puerto Rico [c]; Anguilla [c]; St. Barthélémy [c]; Saba [c]; St. Eustatius [c]; Antigua [c]; Guadeloupe [c]; Martinique [c]; St. Lucia [c]; Grenadines [c]; St. Vincent [c]; Grenada [c]; Barbados [c]; Trinidad & Tobago [c]; Aruba [c]; Bonaire [c]; Curacao [c]; Colombia [c]; Venezuela [c]; Guyana? [c]; Surinam [c]; French Guiana [c]; Peru [c]; Bolivia [c]; Brazil [c]; Paraguay [c]; Argentina [c]
21 CVI 22 BKN SIE 26 ANG MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT 29 reu sey 50 aus 60 nue 61 mrq 73 usa 75 usa 76 usa 79 mex 80 blz cos els gua hon nic pan 81 aba agu aru bbd bon cay cub cur gdl gre his HIS jam mar pue sab sba ste stl stv trt 82 clm frg sur ven 83 bol per 84 bra 85 arg par
Synonyms: hidden
= Apodanthera scaberrima Brandegee; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 10: 188 (1922)
= Cucumis anguria subsp. cubensis Gand.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 65: 28 (1918)
= Cucumis anguria subsp. jamaicensis Gand.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 65: 28 (1918)
= Cucumis anguria subsp. longipes (Hook.f.) Greb.; R. Mansfeld, Verz. Landwirtsch. u. Gartn. Kulturpfl., Auf. 2, ed. J. Schultze-Motel 2: 916 (1986)
= Cucumis anguria var. longipes (Hook.f.) A.Meeuse; Blumea, Suppl. 4: 200 (1958)
= Cucumis angurioides M.Roem.; Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2 (Syn. Pepon.) 79 (1846)
= Cucumis arada L. ex Naudin & F.Muell.; Select Pl., French ed.: 230 (1887)
= Cucumis echinatus Moench; Methodus: 654 (1794), nom. illeg.
= Cucumis erinaceus Naudin ex C.Huber; Nursery Cat. (Charles Huber Bros. and Co.) 1864(Cat. Print.): 6 (1864)
= Cucumis longipes Hook.f.; Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 547 (1871)
= Cucumis macrocarpus Wender. ex Mart.; Reise Bras. 1: 536 (1823)
= Cucumis parviflorus Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 157 (1796), nom. illeg.
variant :
var. longeaculeatus J.H.Kirkbr.; Biosyst. Monogr. Gen. Cucumis (Cucurbitac.): 39 (1993)
Distribution: Angola; Namibia; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]; USA [I] (Florida [I], Georgia [I], Montana [I], Texas [I]); Virgin Isl. [I]
26 ANG 27 NAM SAF SWZ 73 usa 77 usa 78 usa 81 vir
species :
Cucumis argenteus (Domin) P.Sebastian & I.Telford; Syst. Bot. 36(2): 385 (2011)
Distribution: Australia (N-Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Melothria argentea Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 89: 635 (1928)
= Melothria celebica var. villosior Cogn.; Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Belgique, sér. 2, 14: 357 (1887)
species :
Cucumis asper Cogn.; De Wild. & T. Durand in Bull. Herb. Boiss. Ser. II. 1: 882 (1901)
Distribution: Namibia
27 NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumella aspera (Cogn.) C.Jeffrey; Kew Bull. 15: 349 (1962)
species :
Cucumis baladensis Thulin; Nordic J. Bot. 11(5): 541 (1991)
Distribution: S-Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Cucumis bryoniifolius (Merxm.) Ghebret. & Thulin; Novon 17(2): 177 (2007)
Distribution: S-Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga)
25 KEN TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumis umbrosus A.Meeuse & Strey; Bothalia 8: 67 (1962)
= Cucumella bryoniifolia (Merxm.) C.Jeffrey; Kew Bull. 15: 350 (1962)
= Hymenosicyos bryoniifolius Merxm.; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München, Heft 6, 205 (1953)
species :
Cucumis canoxyi Thulin & Al-Gifri; Nordic J. Bot. 14(3): 315 (1994)
Distribution: S-Yemen
35 YEM
species :
Cucumis carolinus J.H.Kirkbr.; Biosyst. Monogr. Gen. Cucumis (Cucurbitac.): 43 (1993)
Distribution: SE-Ethiopia; NE-Kenya
24 ETH 25 KEN
species :
Cucumis cinereus (Cogn.) Ghebret. & Thulin; Novon 17(2): 177 (2007)
Distribution: SE-Kenya; NE-Tanzania; SW-Angola; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Mpulamanga); Madagascar
25 KEN TAN 26 ANG 27 BOT NAM SAF 29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumella cinerea (Cogn.) C.Jeffrey; Kew Bull. 15: 350 (1962)
= Cucumis cinereus (Cogn.) H.Schaef.; Blumea 52(1): 170 (2007), isonym
= Kedrostis cinerea Cogn.; Bull. Herb. Boiss. Ser. II. 1: 883 (1901)
= Kedrostis gracilis R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 33: 193 (1959)
= Melothria breyeri Burtt Davy; Man. Fl. Pl. & Ferns, Pt. 1, 46, 225 (1926)
= Melothria cinerea (Cogn.) A.Meeuse; Bothalia 8: 17 (1962)
= Melothria hispidula Burtt Davy; Man. Fl. Pl. & Ferns, Pt. 1, 46, 225 (1926)
species :
Cucumis clavipetiolatus (J.H.Kirkbr.) Ghebret. & Thulin; Novon 17(2):177 (2007)
Distribution: Namibia
27 NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumella clavipetiolata J.H.Kirkbr.; Brittonia 46(3): 178 (1994)
= Cucumis clavipetiolatus (J.H.Kirkbr.) H.Schaef.; Blumea 52(1): 171 (2007), isonym
species :
Cucumis costatus I.Telford; Syst. Bot. 36(2): 381 (2011)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Cucumis debilis W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes; Adansonia 29(2): 241 (2007)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach; Hist. Veg. Phan. 6: 211 (1838)
Name: Hedgehog gourd
Distribution: Egypt (SE-Egypt); Central African Republic; Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Djibouti; Somalia; Soqotra; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Saudi Arabia (Asir); Yemen (W-Yemen); India [I] (Tamil Nadu [I]); Australia [I] (Queensland [I]); Hawaii [I] (Niihau [I], Kauai [I], Oahu [I], Lanai [I], Maui [I], Kahoolawe Isl. [I], Hawaii Isl. [I]); USA [I] (Texas [I]); Mexico [I]; Panama [I]; Cuba [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Virgin Isl. [I] (Tortola [I]); Aruba [I]; Bonaire [I]; Curacao [I]; Colombia [I]; Venezuela [I]; Ecuador [I]; Galapagos [I]; Peru [I]; Bolivia [I]
20 EGY 23 CAF 24 DJI ERI ETH SOC SOM SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 35 SAU YEM 40 ind 50 aus 63 haw 77 usa 79 mex 80 pan 81 aru bon cub cur pue vir 82 clm ven 83 bol ecu gal per
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumis ambigua Fenzl ex Hook.f.; Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 543 (1871)
= Cucumis bardana Fenzl ex Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. IV. 11: 25 (1859)
= Momordica dasycarpa Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 291 (1847)
species :
Cucumis engleri (Gilg) Ghebret. & Thulin; Novon 17(2):177 (2007)
Distribution: Kenya; Zambia
25 KEN 26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumella engleri (Gilg) C.Jeffrey; Kew Bull. 15: 350 (1962)
= Cucumis engleri (Gilg) H.Schaef.; Blumea 52(1): 171 (2007), isonym
= Kedrostis engleri Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 359 (1904)
species :
Cucumis ficifolius A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 294, t. 53 (1847)
Distribution: Egypt (SE-Egypt); E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; ?Burundi; Chad; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; ?+Soqotra; Uganda; Kenya; N-Tanzania; Zambia; Saudi Arabia (N-Saudi Arabia, Hejaz, Asir); Yemen (Aden Desert, SE-Yemen: coastal Hadhramaut, SW-Yemen, Tihama, W-Yemen)
20 EGY 23 RWA ZAI 24 CHA ERI ETH SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ZAM 35 SAU YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumis abyssinicus A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 294 (1847)
= Cucumis figarei Delile; Cat. ex Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. IV. 11: 16 (1859), nom. illeg.
= Cucumis figarei var. cyrtopodus Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 11: 17 (1859)
= Cucumis figarei var. microphyllus Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 11: 17 (1859)
species :
Cucumis globosus C.Jeffrey; Kew Bull. 19: 215 (1965)
Distribution: S-Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Cucumis gracilis (Kurz) Ghebret. & Thulin; Novon 17(2): 177 (2007)
Distribution: Myanmar; Thailand
41 MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumis gracilis (Kurz) H.Schaef.; Blumea 52(1): 167 (2007), isonym
= Mukia gracilis (Kurz) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes; Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 34:40 (2006)
= Mukia maderaspatana var. gracilis Kurz; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 46: 104 (1877)
species :
Cucumis hastatus Thulin; Nordic J. Bot. 11(5): 535 (1991)
Distribution: SE-Ethiopia; S-Somalia
24 ETH SOM
species :
Cucumis heptadactylus Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. IV. 11: 24 (1859)
Distribution: South Africa (North-West Prov., Free State, N-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Cucumis hirsutus Sond.; Harv. & Sond., Fl. Cap. 2: 497 (1862)
Distribution: Cameroon; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; ?Burundi; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar
23 CMN RWA ZAI 25 KEN TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT SAF SWZ 29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumis gossweileri C.Norman; J. Bot. 67(Suppl. 1): 195 (1929)
= Cucumis hirsutus var. dissectus Cogn.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 418 (1895)
= Cucumis hirsutus var. major Cogn.; DC. & A. DC., Monogr. Phan. 3: 490 (1881)
= Cucumis hirsutus var. ovatus Cogn.; Engl., Pflanzenr., IV 88: 134 (1924)
= Cucumis hirsutus var. welwitschii (Cogn.) R.Fern. & A.Fern.; Mem. Junta Invest. Ultramar, 2 Ser. 34: 86 (1962)
= Cucumis homblei De Wild.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 5: 110 (1916)
= Cucumis seretii De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot. sér. 5, 3(1): 143 (1909)
= Cucumis seretioides Suess.; Proc. & Trans. Rhodesia Sci. Assoc. 43: 61 (1951)
= Cucumis sonderi Cogn.; DC. Monogr. Phan. 3: 489 (1881)
= Cucumis welwitschii Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. (A. DC. & C. DC.) 3: 490 (1881)
= Cucumis wildemanianus Cogn.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 5: 111 (1916)
species :
Cucumis humofructus Stent; Bothalia 2: 356, 358 (1927)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Namibia; South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng)
23 ZAI 26 ANG ZAM ZIM 27 NAM SAF
species :
Cucumis hystrix Chakrav.; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 50: 896 (1952)
Distribution: China (W-Yunnan); NE-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram); Bangladesh; Myanmar; Thailand; Laos
36 CHI 40 BAN IND 41 LAO MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumis muriculatus Chakrav.; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 50: 896 (1952)
= Cucumis hystrix var. mizoramensis Sutar & S.R.Yadav; Rheedea 24: 46 (2014)
species :
Cucumis indicus Ghebret. & Thulin; Novon 17(2):177 (2007), nom. nov.
Distribution: India (Kerala, Maharashtra)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumella ritchiei (Chakrav.) C.Jeffrey; Kew Bull. 19: 215 (1965)
= Cucumis indicus H.Schaef.; Blumea 52(1): 171 (2007), isonym
= Melothria ritchiei Chakrav.; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 1 898 (1952)
species :
Cucumis insignis C.Jeffrey; Kew Bull. 40(1): 209 (1985)
Distribution: S-Ethiopia; Kenya
24 ETH 25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumis prolatior J.H.Kirkbr.; Biosyst. Monogr. Gen. Cucumis (Cucurbitac.) 53 (1993)
species :
Cucumis javanicus (Miq.) Ghebret. & Thulin; Novon 17(2): 177 (2007)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan); Taiwan; NE-India (Assam); Bangladesh; Thailand; Laos; Vietnam; Sumatra; Borneo; Philippines; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl.
36 CHI 38 TAI 40 BAN IND 41 LAO THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI PHI SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumis javanicus (Miq.) H.Schaef.; Blumea 52(1): 167 (2007), isonym
= Karivia javanica Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 661 (1856)
= Melothria assamica Chakrav.; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 50: 899 (1952)
= Melothria assamica var. scabra Chakrav.; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 50: 899 (1952)
= Melothria javanica (Miq.) Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. 3: 625 (1881)
= Melothria javanica (Miq.) Panigrahi & S.C.Mishra; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 5(2): 416 (1984), isonym
= Melothria javanica var. scabra (Chakrav.) H.B.Naithani; Flow. Pl. India, Nepal & Bhutan: 179 (1990)
= Mukia javanica (Miq.) C.Jeffrey; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 37(3): 3-4, t. 3661 (1969)
species :
Cucumis jeffreyanus Thulin; Nordic J. Bot. 11(5): 539 (1991)
Distribution: Ethiopia; S-Somalia
24 ETH SOM
species :
Cucumis kalahariensis A.Meeuse; Bothalia 8: 70 (1962)
Distribution: Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 BOT NAM SAF
species :
Cucumis kelleri (Cogn.) Ghebret. & Thulin; Novon 17(2):177 (2007)
Distribution: S-Ethiopia; S-Somalia; NE-Kenya
24 ETH SOM 25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumella kelleri (Cogn.) C.Jeffrey; Kew Bull. 15: 350 (1962)
= Cucumella robecchii Chiov.; Fl. Somala 1: 184 (1929)
= Cucumis kelleri (Cogn.) H.Schaef.; Blumea 52(1): 171 (2007), isonym
= Oreosyce kelleri Cogn.; Bull. Herb. Boiss. 4: 822 (1896)
species :
Cucumis kirkbridei Ghebret. & Thulin; Novon 17(2): 177 (2007), nom. nov.
Distribution: Central African Republic; NE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; S-Ethiopia; Uganda; Tanzania; N-Malawi
23 CAF ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 TAN UGA 26 MLW
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumella jeffreyana J.H.Kirkbr.; Brittonia 46(3): 168 (1994)
= Cucumis kirkbrideana H.Schaef.; Blumea 52(1): 171 (2007), nom. nov. superfl.
species :
Cucumis leiospermus (Wight & Arn.) Ghebret. & Thulin; Novon 17(2):177 (2007)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka
40 IND SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Bryonia leiosperma Wight & Arn.; Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 345 (1834)
= Bryonia wightiana Wall.; Numer. List no. 6703 (1832)
= Cucumis leiospermus (Wight & Arn.) H.Schaef.; Blumea 52(1): 167 (2007), isonym
= Melothria leiosperma (Wight & Arn.) Cogn.; DC. Monogr. Phan. 3: 622 (1881)
= Mukia leiosperma (Wight & Arn.) Arn.; Madras J. Lit. Sci. 12:50 (1840)
= Mukia leiosperma (Wight & Arn.) Wight & Arn.; Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. Ser. I. 8: 268 (1842), isonym
species :
Cucumis maderaspatanus L.; Sp. Pl. 2: 1012 (1753)
Distribution: Mauritania; Senegal; Gambia; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Niger; Chad; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Chad; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Aldabra (Farquhar Isl.); Mauritius (Cargados Carajos Isl.); Seychelles [I]; Saudi Arabia (Asir, Hejaz); Yemen (N-Inner Yemen); Pakistan (Karachi, Sind, Baluchistan, Swat); Nepal; Bhutan; India (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Andaman Isl. [I] (South Andamans [I]); Myanmar (Chin, Mandalay); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Perak, Kelantan); Singapore [I]; Borneo; Philippines (Luzon, Masbate, Panay, Mindanao); Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, etc.); New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Solomon Isl. [I]; Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland)
22 BEN BKN GAM GHA GNB GUI IVO MLI MTN NGA NGR SEN SIE TOG 23 BUR CAF CMN CON GAB RWA ZAI 24 CHA ERI ETH SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF SWZ 29 ALD MAU sey 35 SAU YEM 40 BAN BHU IND NEP PAK SRL 41 and CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY NWG PHI sng 43 sol 50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Bryonia cordifolia L.; Sp. Pl. 2 1012 (1753)
= Bryonia gracilis Wall.; Numer. List no. 6714 (1832)
= Bryonia hispida Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 158 (1796)
= Bryonia maderaspatana (L.) Lam.; Encycl. 1: 496 (1785)
= Bryonia micrantha Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 288 (1848)
= Bryonia micrantha Hochst. ex Cogn.; DC. Monogr. Phan. 3: 623 (1881)
= Bryonia micropoda E.Mey.; Drège, Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Dokum.: 169 (1844)
= Bryonia obtusa A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 288 (1848)
= Bryonia rottleri Spreng.; Syst. 3: 15 (1826)
= Bryonia scabra Rottler ex Wight & Arn.; Prod. 1: 345 (1834), nom. illeg.
= Bryonia scabrella L.f.; Suppl. Pl. 424 (1781 publ. 1782)
= Coccinia cordifolia (L.) Cogn.; DC., Monogr. Phan. 3: 529 (1881)
= Melothria celebica Cogn.; DC. & A. DC., Monogr. Phan. 3: 625 (1881)
= Melothria maderaspatana (L.) Cogn.; DC., Monogr. Phan. 3: 623 (1881)
= Mukia celebica (Cogn.) F.M.Bailey; Queensl. Fl. 2: 700 (1900)
= Mukia maderaspatana (L.) M.Roem.; Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 47 (1846)
= Mukia rottleri M.Roem.; Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2 (Syn. Pepon.) 47 (1846)
= Mukia scabrella (L.f.) Arn.; J. Bot. (Hook.) 3: 276 (1841)
species :
Cucumis meeusei C.Jeffrey; Kew Bull. 19: 218 (1965)
Distribution: Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 BOT NAM SAF
species :
Cucumis melo L.; Sp. Pl. 1010 (1753)
subspecies :
subsp. melo
Name: Zuckermelone (DE), Cantaloupe (EN)
Distribution: Germany [c]; Slovakia [c]; Hungary [c]; Croatia [c]; North Macedonia [c]; Morocco [c]; Algeria [c]; Tunisia [c]; Libya [c]; Madeira [c]; Mauritania; ?Senegal; Gambia [I]; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Niger; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Somalia; Uganda; ?Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpulamanga); Madagascar [c]; Mauritius [c]; La Réunion [c]; Agalega Isl. [c]; Chagos Arch. [c] (Diego Garcia [c]); Kazakhstan [c]; Uzbekistan [c]; Kyrgyzstan [c]; Tajikistan [c]; Georgia [Caucasus] [c]; Armenia [c]; Azerbaijan [c]; Turkey; Turkey [c]; Iraq [c]; Iran; Iran [c]; Afghanistan [c]; Cyprus [c]; Lebanon [c]; Syria [c]; Israel [c]; China [c] (Anhui [c], Jiangsu [c], Shandong [c], Xinjiang [c]); South Korea [c]; Japan [c]; Taiwan [c]; Pakistan (Karachi, Sind, Baluchistan, N. W. Frontier Prov., Drosh, Swat, Pakistani Punjab); Nepal [c]; India (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand); Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives] [I]; Maldives [c]; Sri Lanka [c]; Bangladesh; Andaman Isl. [c] (Little Andaman Isl. [c], South Andamans [c]); Nicobar Isl. (Central Nicobars); Myanmar (Mandalay, Yangon); Thailand [c]; Laos [c]; Cambodia [c]; Vietnam [c]; peninsular Malaysia; Philippines [c]; Java [c]; Java [c]; Lesser Sunda Isl. [c] (Bali [c]); New Caledonia [c]; Niue [c]; Fiji [c]; American Samoa [I] (Tutuila [I], Ofu [I], Ta´u [I]); [Western] Samoa [I] (´Upolu [I], Savai´i [I]); Society Isl. [c] (Raiatea [c], Mehetia [c], Tetiaroa Atoll [c]); Austral Isl. [c] (Tubuai [c]); Palau [c]; Guam [c]; Fed. States of Micronesia [c] (Yap [c], Satawan [c]); Fed. States of Micronesia [I] (Truk [I], Moen [I], Uman [I]); Marshall Isl. [c] (Enewetok [c]); Wake Isl. [c]; Canada [c] (Ontario [c]); USA [c] (Alabama [c], Arkansas [c], California [c], Connecticut [c], Florida [c], Georgia [c], Illinois [c], Kansas [c], Kentucky [c], Louisiana [c], Massachusetts [c], Michigan [c], Missouri [c], Mississippi [c], North Carolina [c], New Hampshire [c], New Mexico [c], Nevada [c], New York [c], Ohio [c], Oklahoma [c], Pennsylvania [c], Rhode Island [c], South Carolina [c], Texas [c], Utah [c], Virginia [c], Wisconsin [c], West Virginia [c]); Mexico [c]; Belize [c]; Honduras [c]; Nicaragua [c]; Costa Rica [c]; Panama [c]; Bahamas [c]; Cuba [c]; Cayman Isl. [c]; Jamaica [c]; Dominican Republic [c]; Haiti [c]; Puerto Rico [c]; Virgin Isl. [c]; Trinidad & Tobago [c]; Colombia [c]; Venezuela [c]; ?Guyana [c]; Surinam [c]; French Guiana [c]; Ecuador [c]; Galapagos [c]; Peru [c]; Bolivia [c]; Brazil [c]; Argentina [c]
11 ger hun slo 13 cro nma 20 alg lby mor tun 21 mdr 22 BEN BKN gam GHA GNB GUI IVO MLI MTN NGA NGR SIE TOG 23 CAF CMN 24 CHA ERI ETH SOM SSU SUD 25 TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF 29 aga cgs mau mdg reu 32 kaz kgz tzk uzb 33 arm aze geo 34 afg cyp IRN irq isr leb syr TUR 36 chi 38 jap kor tai 40 BAN IND ldv mdv nep PAK srl 41 and cbd lao MYA NCB tha vie 42 jaw lsi MLY phi 60 asa fij nue nwc sam 61 aui sci 62 gum mic mrs plu wak 72 cdn 74 usa 75 usa 76 usa 77 usa 78 usa 79 mex 80 blz cos hon nic pan 81 bah cay cub his jam pue trt vir 82 clm frg sur ven 83 bol ecu gal per 84 bra 85 arg
Remarks: many cultivars and garden forms not listed. Native area uncertain
Synonyms: hidden
= Bryonia callosa Rottler; Neue Schr. Ges. Nat. Freunde, Berlin 4: 210 (1803)
= Cucumis alba Nakai; Sci. World (Chungking & Nanking) 13(9): 14 (1916)
= Cucumis alba var. flavescens Nakai; Sci. World (Chungking & Nanking) 13(9): 15 (1916)
= Cucumis ambiguus Fenzl ex Hook.f.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 543 (1871), nomen
= Cucumis arenarius Schumach. & Thonn.; Schumach., Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 426 (1827)
= Cucumis aromaticus Royle; Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 220 (1835)
= Cucumis bardanus Fenzl ex Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 11: 25 (1859), nomen
= Cucumis bisexualis A.M.Lu & G.C.Wang; Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 4(2): 126-127, f. 1-6 (1984)
= Cucumis callosus (Rottler) Cogn.; Engl., Pfl.reich IV-275 (Ht. 88): 129 (1924)
= Cucumis campechianus Kunth; Nov. Gen. et Sp. 2: 123 (1817)
= Cucumis cantalupensis Haberle ex M.Roem.; Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2 (Syn. Pepon.) 69 (1846), nom. illeg.
= Cucumis cantalupo Rchb.; Fl. Germ. Excurs. 295 (1831)
= Cucumis chate Hasselq.; Iter Palaest. 491 (1757)
= Cucumis chinensis (Pangalo) Pangalo; Bull. Applied Bot., Leningrad, 1929-30 23: no. 3, 547, 559 (1930), et in Zhuk. Turq. Agric. (Part. Asiat.: Anatolie) 534 (1933), in adnot.
= Cucumis cicatrisatus Stocks; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 148 (1852)
= Cucumis cognata Fenzl ex Hook.f.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 543 (1871), nomen
= Cucumis collosus (Rottler) Cogn.; Engl., Pflanzenr., IV, 275 II: 129 (1924)
= Cucumis cubensis Schrad.; Linnaea 12: 419 (1838)
= Cucumis cubensis var. costatus M.Roem.; Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 76 (1846)
= Cucumis deliciosus Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 157 (1796), nom. superfl.
= Cucumis dudaim L.; Sp. Pl. 1011 (1753)
= Cucumis eriocarpus Boiss. & Noë; Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 2: 59 (1856)
= Cucumis erivanicus Steud.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 451 (1840), nomen
= Cucumis flexuosus L.; Sp. Pl. ed. II. 1437 (1763)
= Cucumis flexuosus var. reflexus Ser.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 3: 300 (1828)
= Cucumis jamaicensis Bertero ex Spreng.; Syst. 3: 46 (1826)
= Cucumis jucunda F.Muell.; Trans. Phil. Inst. Vict. 3: 46 (1859)
= Cucumis laevigatus Chiov.; Nuov. Giorn. Bot. It. n. s. 36: 364 (1929)
= Cucumis maculatus Willd.; Sp. Pl. 4: 614 (1806)
= Cucumis madraspatanus Roxb.; Hort. Beng. 70 (1814), nomen, Fl. Ind. 3: 723 (1832)
= Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 11: 47 (1859)
= Cucumis melo var. dudaim (L.) Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. IV, 11. 69 (1859)
= Cucumis melo var. flexuosus (L.) Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 11: 63, 87 (1859)
= Cucumis melo var. pubescens (Willd.) Kurz; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 46: 103 (1877)
= Cucumis microspermus Nakai; Sci. World (Chungking & Nanking) 13(9): 14 (1916)
= Cucumis momordica Roxb.; Hort. Beng. 70 (1814), nomen, Fl. Ind. 3: 720 (1832)
= Cucumis moschatus Gray; Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 552 (1821 publ. 1822), nom. illeg.
= Cucumis odoratissimus Moench; Methodus: 654 (1794), nom. superfl.
= Cucumis odoratissimus W.M.Carp. & Riddell; New Orleans Med. Surg. J. 9: 609 (1853), nom. illeg.
= Cucumis officinarum-melo Crantz; Inst, t. 172 (1766)
= Cucumis orientalis Kudrj.; Veg. Gusar.: 142 (1941)
= Cucumis pancherianus Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. IV. 12: 112, t. 8 (1859)
= Cucumis pedatifidus Schrad.; Linnaea 12: 418 (1838)
= Cucumis persicodorus Seitz; Verh. Vereins Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 3: 379 (1827)
= Cucumis persicus (Sageret) M.Roem.; Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 71 (1846)
= Cucumis pictus Jacq.; Hort. Vindob. 3: 17 (1776)
= Cucumis princeps Wender.; Ind. Sem. Hort. Marb. (1840), Linnaea 15: Litt. 100 (1841)
= Cucumis pseudocolocynthis Royle; Ill. B. Him, t. 47 (1835) non M. Roem.
= Cucumis pseudocolocynthis Wender.; Index Seminum (MB, Marburgensis) 1834: [2] (1834)
= Cucumis pubescens Wall.; (Cat. 227, n. 6729 (1832), nomen) ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Or. 342 (1834)
= Cucumis pubescens Willd.; Sp. Pl. 4: 614 (1806)
= Cucumis pyriformis Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.; Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 342 (1834), nomen
= Cucumis reflexus Zeyh. ex Ser.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 3: 300 (1828), nomen
= Cucumis reginae Schrad.; Linnaea 12: 419 (1838)
= Cucumis sativus subsp. melo (L.) Ces.; 38 (1848)
= Cucumis schraderianus M.Roem.; Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2 (Syn. Pepon.) 73 (1846)
= Cucumis serotinus Haberle ex Seitz; Verh. Vereins Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 3: 376 (1827)
= Cucumis trigonus Roxb.; (H. Beng. 70 (1814), nomen) Fl. Ind. ed. 2, 3: 722 (1832)
= Cucumis turbinatus Roxb.; Fl. Ind. ed. 2, 3: 723 (1832)
= Cucumis umbilicatus Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 157 (1796), nom. illeg.
= Cucumis utilissimus Roxb.; Fl. Ind. ed. 2, 3: 721 (1832)
= Cucumis villosus Boiss. & Noë; Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 2: 59 (1856), nomen
= Cucurbita aspera Sol. ex G.Forst.; Fl. Ins. Austr.: 92 (1786), nomen
= Ecballium lambertianum (Ser.) M.Roem.; Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2 (Syn. Pepon.) 52 (1846)
= Luffa arabum Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. 1: 497 (1821)
= Luffa clavata Roxb.; Fl. Ind. ed. 1832. 3: 714 (1832)
= Luffa cordata Meisn. ex M.Roem.; Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 67 (1846)
= Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.Roem.; Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 63 (1846)
= Luffa cylindrica var. multiflora (Spreng.) Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 1186 (1929), nom. illeg.
= Luffa foetida Schrad.; Linnaea 12: 405 (1838)
= Luffa hederacea Wall. ex G.Don; Gen. Hist. 3: 29 (1834)
= Luffa jacquinii Schrad.; Linnaea 12: 405 (1838)
= Luffa luffa (L.) A.Lyons; Pl. Nam.: 231 (1900)
= Luffa parvala Buch.-Ham.; Wall., Numer. List no. 6758 (1832)
= Luffa racemosa Roxb.; Fl. Ind. ed. 1832. 3: 715 (1832)
= Luffa satpatia Buch.-Ham. ex G.Don; Gen. Hist. 3: 29 (1834)
= Luffa scabra Schumach. & Thonn.; Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 405 (1827)
= Luffa striata Schrad.; Linnaea 11(Lit.): 88 (1837)
= Luffa veitchii Naudin; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 45: 58 (1873)
= Luffa vittata Zipp. ex Span.; Linnaea 15: 206 (1841), nomen
= Melo cantalupa (Pangalo) Pangalo; Bot. Zhurn. S.S.S.R. 35: 576 (1950)
= Melo chate (Hasselq.) Sageret; Ann. Sci. Nat. 8: 312 (1826)
= Melo chinensis (Pangalo) Pangalo; Bot. Zhurn. S.S.S.R. 35: 580 (1950)
= Melo dudaim (L.) Sageret; Ann. Sci. Nat. 8: 312 (1826)
= Melo flexuosus (L.) Sageret; Ann. Sci. Nat. 8: 312 (1826)
= Melo microcarpus (Alef.) Pangalo; J. Bot. URSS 35: 574 (1950)
= Melo monoclinus Pangalo; Bot. Zhurn. S.S.S.R. 35: 580 (1950)
= Melo orientalis (Kudr.) Nabiev; Fl. Uzbekist. 5: 609 (1961)
= Melo persicus Sageret; Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 71 (1846)
= Melo sativus Sageret ex M.Roem.; 68 (1846), nom. inval.
= Melo vulgaris Cogn.; DC. & A. DC., Monogr. Phan. 3: 484 (1881)
= Melo zard (Gabaev) Pangalo; Bot. Zhurn. S.S.S.R. 35: 579 (1950)
= Momordica lambertiana Ser.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 3: 311 (1828)
= Momordica sativa Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.; Prod. 341 (1834)
= Pepo melopepo Moench; Methodus 653 (1794)
= Pepo verrucosus Moench; Methodus 653 (1794)
variant :
var. agrestis Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 4, 11: 73 (1859)
Distribution: European Russia [c]; South Africa [c]; Mozambique Channel Isl. [Iles Éparses] [I] (Ile Europa [I], Juan de Nova Isl. [I]); Iles Glorieuses [I]; Kazakhstan [c]; Turkmenistan [c]; Uzbekistan [c]; Kyrgyzstan [c]; Tajikistan [c]; China (C-China, E-China); South Korea [c]; Pakistan [c]; Bhutan [c]; India [c]; Andaman Isl. [c] (Little Andaman Isl. [c], South Andamans [c]); Myanmar [c]; Thailand [c]; Borneo [c]; Java [c]; Lesser Sunda Isl. [c]; New Guinea [c]; Australia [c] (Western Australia [c], Northern Territory [c], South Australia [c], Queensland [c], New South Wales [c]); Cook Isl. [c] (Rarotonga [c], Mangaia [c]); Marquesas Isl. [c] (Nuku Hiva [c], Fatu Hiva [c], Hatutaa [c], Tahuata [c]); Fed. States of Micronesia [c] (Yap [c], Truk [c], Moen [c]); USA [c]; Mexico [c]; El Salvador [c]; Nicaragua [c]; Panama [c]
14 rus 27 saf 29 igl mci 32 kaz kgz tkm tzk uzb 36 CHI 38 kor 40 bhu ind pak 41 and mya tha 42 bor jaw lsi nwg 50 aus 61 coo mrq 62 mic 79 mex 80 els nic pan
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumis acidus Jacq.; Observ. Bot. 4: 14 (1771)
= Cucumis agrestis (Naudin) Greb.; Kulturpfl. 1: 134 (1953), nomen
= Cucumis agrestis Rchb.; Fl. Germ. Excurs. 294 (1831)
= Cucumis agrestis subsp. figari (Pangalo) Greb.; Kulturpflanze 1: 134 (1953)
= Cucumis chito C.Morren; Ann. Soc. Roy. Agric. Gand 5: 341 (1849)
= Cucumis melo f. agrestis (Naudin) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes; Sandakania 17:55 (2008)
= Cucumis melo subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Greb.; Kulturpflanze 2: 424 (1959)
= Cucumis melo subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo; Zhukovsky, La Turquie agricole 534 (1933)
= Cucumis melo var. chito (C.Morren) Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 11: 67 (1859)
= Melo agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo; J. Bot. URSS 35: 580 (1950)
variant :
var. conomon (Thunb.) Makino; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 16: 16 (1902)
Distribution: Japan; Marshall Isl. [I] (Jaluit [I])
38 JAP 62 mrs
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumis conomon Thunb.; Murray, Syst. Veg. ed. 14.: 869 (1784)
= Cucumis conomon var. koreana Nakai; Sci. World (Chungking & Nanking) 13(9): 14 (1916)
= Cucumis conomon var. rugosa Nakai; Mori, Enum. Pl. Corea: 335 (1922)
= Cucumis melo f. albus Makino; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 20: 81 (1904)
= Cucumis melo subsp. conomon (Thunb.) Greb.; Kulturpflanze 1: 135 (1953)
= Cucumis sativus var. conomon (Thunb.) Makino; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 16: 16 (1902)
= Melo conomon (Thunb.) Pangalo; Bot. Zhurn. S.S.S.R. 35: 580 (1950)
species :
Cucumis messorius (C.Jeffrey) Ghebret. & Thulin; Novon 17(2):177 (2007)
Distribution: S-Kenya
25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrmecosicyos messorius C.Jeffrey; Kew Bull. 15: 357 (1962)
= Cucumis messorius (C.Jeffrey) H.Schaef.; Blumea 52(1): 169 (2007)
species :
Cucumis metuliferus E.Mey. ex Schrad.; Linnaea 12: 406 (1838), nomen, et Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. IV. 11: 10 (1859)
Name: African horned cucumber
Distribution: Croatia [I]; Senegal; Guinea; Burkina Faso; Ghana; Benin; Niger; Chad; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; São Tomé; Gabon; ?Central African Republic; W-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; SW-Chad; South Sudan; ?Ethiopia; Eritrea; S-Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Seychelles [I]; Yemen (W-Yemen); Australia [I] (Queensland [I]); USA [I] (Florida [I]); Venezuela [I]
13 cro 22 BEN BKN GHA GUI NGA NGR SEN 23 BIO CMN GAB SAO ZAI 24 CHA ERI SOM SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ 29 sey 35 YEM 50 aus 78 usa 82 ven
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumis tinneanus Kotschy & Peyr.; Pl. Tinn. 17. t. 8 (1867)
species :
Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat. ser. 4 (Bot.) 11: 22 (1859)
subspecies :
subsp. myriocarpus
Name: Gooseberry gourd
Distribution: Germany [I]; Portugal [I]; Spain [I]; E-European Russia [I]; NE-Zambia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]; Northern Caucasus [c]; Australia [I] (Western Australia [I], Northern Territory [I], South Australia [I], Queensland [I], New South Wales [I], Victoria [I], Tasmania [I]); New Zealand [I]; USA [I] (California [I])
11 ger 12 por spa 14 rus 26 MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT LES SAF SWZ 33 ncs 50 aus 51 nzl 76 usa
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumis africanus var. acutilobus Cogn.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 418 (1895)
= Cucumis africanus var. myriocarpus (Naudin) Burtt Davy; Man. Pl. Transvaal 1: 39 (1926)
= Cucumis dissectifolius Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 11: 23 (1859)
= Cucumis dissectifolius var. filiformis Cogn.; Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 30: 150 (1889)
= Cucumis grossularoides Steud.; Nom. ed. II. 1: 451 (1840)
= Cucumis merxmuelleri Suess.; Trans. Rhodes. Sci. Assoc. 43: 61 (1951)
subspecies :
subsp. leptodermis (Schweick.) C.Jeffrey & P.Halliday; Kew Bull. 30(3): 481 (1975)
Distribution: South Africa (North-West Prov., Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumis leptodermis Schweick.; S. Afr. J. Sci. 30: 460 (1933)
= Cucumis myriocarpus subsp. leptodermis (Schweick.) Raamsdonk; Pl. Syst. Evol., 163(3-4): 144 (1989)
species :
Cucumis omissus Thulin; Nordic J. Bot. 36(10)-e02056: 6 (2018)
Distribution: Yemen
35 YEM
species :
Cucumis oreosyce H.Schaef.; Blumea 52(1): 171 (2007), nom. nov.
Distribution: Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; ?Burundi; SW-Chad; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo); Madagascar
23 BIO CMN RWA ZAI 24 CHA ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT SAF 29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumis cecilii N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 104 (1906)
= Cucumis membranifolius Hook.f.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 545 (1871)
= Cucumis parvifolius Cogn. ex Scott Elliot; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 29: 19 (1891)
= Cucumis subsericeus Hook.f.; Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 545 (1871)
= Hymenosicyos bequaertii (De Wild.) Harms; Engl., Pflanzenr., IV, 275 II: 159 (1924)
= Hymenosicyos membranifolius (Hook.f.) Chiov.; Ann. Bot. (Rome) 9: 63 (1911)
= Hymenosicyos parviflorus (Cogn.) Harms; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 485 (1923)
= Hymenosicyos subsericeus (Hook.f.) Harms; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 487 (1923)
= Hymenosicyos triangularis (Cogn.) Harms; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 487 (1923)
= Hymenosicyos villosus (Cogn.) Harms; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 487 (1923)
= Oreosyce africana Hook.f.; Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 548 (1871)
= Oreosyce bequaertii De Wild.; Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 9(Suppl. Bot.): 90 (1921)
= Oreosyce holstii Cogn. ex Engl.; Abh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. (1894) 61, nomen, et Pflanzenw. Ost-Afr. A (1895)107
= Oreosyce parvifolia Cogn.; Engl. Pflanzenr. Cucurb.-Fevill. & Melothr. 268 (1916)
= Oreosyce subsericea (Hook.f.) A.Meeuse; Bothalia 8: 22 (1962)
= Oreosyce triangularis Cogn.; Bot. Jahrb. 21: 207 (1895)
= Oreosyce villosa Cogn.; Engl. Pflanzenr. Cucurb.-Fevill. & Melothr. 68 (1916)
= Peponia parviflora Cogn.; Bot. Jahrb. 21: 209 (1895)
= Peponium parviflorum (Cogn.) Engl.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. 1: 318 (1897)
species :
Cucumis picrocarpus F.Muell.; Trans. & Proc. Philos. Inst. Victoria 3: 46 (1859)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales)
50 AUS
species :
Cucumis prophetarum L.; Cent. 1: 32 (1753)
subspecies :
subsp. prophetarum
Name: Propheten-Gurke (DE)
Distribution: Germany [I]; S-Morocco; S-Algeria (south of Hoggar); S-Libya; Egypt (Eastern Desert, NE-Egypt, SE-Egypt); Mauritania; Senegal; Mali; Burkina Faso; Benin; Niger; N-Nigeria; Cameroon; E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Chad; Sudan; Ethiopia; Djibouti; Somalia; Abd-al-Kuri Isl.; Samha Isl.; Soqotra; Uganda; Kenya; N-Tanzania; Iran (S-Iran); Israel (coastal W-Israel, Rift Valley, Negev Desert, N-Israel); Sinai peninsula (S-Sinai); Jordania (S-Jordania); Saudi Arabia (C-Saudi Arabia, NE-Saudi Arabia, N-Saudi Arabia, Hejaz, Asir, Nejd Desert); Bahrain; Qatar; United Arab Emirates; Oman (Dhofar, Mascat & Oman); Yemen (Aden Desert, coastal Hadhramaut, N-Inner Yemen, SW-Yemen, Tihama); Pakistan (Karachi, Sind, Baluchistan); India (Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu)
11 ger 20 ALG EGY LBY MOR 22 BEN BKN MLI MTN NGA NGR SEN 23 CMN ZAI 24 CHA DJI ETH SOC SOM SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 34 IRN ISR JOR SIN 35 BAR OMA QAT SAU UAE YEM 40 IND PAK
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumis amarus Stocks ex T.Anderson; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 5(Suppl. 1): 19 (1860)
= Cucumis arabicus Delile ex Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 11: 14 (1859), nomen
= Cucumis chrysocomus var. echinophorus (Naudin) Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 396 (1899)
= Cucumis figarei var. echinophorus Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 11: 16 (1859)
= Cucumis foetidus Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 156 (1796), nom. superfl.
= Cucumis mascatensis Gand.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 65: 28 (1918)
= Cucumis pustulatus var. echinophorus (Naudin) A.Terracc.; Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 5: 108 (1894)
= Cucumis rheedei Kostel.; Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 2: 738 (1833)
subspecies :
subsp. dissectus (Naudin) C.Jeffrey; Kew Bull. 15: 351 (1962)
Distribution: Egypt; Senegal; Sudan; Ethiopia; Somalia; Soqotra; N-Tanzania; Iran; Saudi Arabia; Yemen
20 EGY 22 SEN 24 ETH SOC SOM SUD 25 TAN 34 IRN 35 SAU YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumis ficifolius var. dissectus (Naudin) Cogn.; DC. & A. DC., Monogr. Phan. 3: 494 (1881)
= Cucumis figarei var. dissectus Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. IV 11: 16 (1859)
= Cucumis halabarda Chiov.; Fl. Somala 1: 185 (1929)
= Cucumis lyratus Zimm.; Cucurbitac. 2: 178 (1922)
= Cucumis nigristriatus Zimm.; Cucurbitac. 2: 178 (1922)
species :
Cucumis pubituberculatus Thulin; Nordic J. Bot. 11(5): 538 (1991)
Distribution: S-Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Cucumis pustulatus Hook.f.; Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 544 (1871)
Distribution: Egypt (SE-Egypt); Cape Verde Isl. (Sao Vicente Isl., Ilha de Maio, Fogo Isl.); Mali; NE-Nigeria; Chad; Ethiopia; Eritrea; ?Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Yemen (SE-Yemen: coastal Hadhramaut, SW-Yemen, W-Yemen)
20 EGY 21 CVI 22 MLI NGA 24 CHA ERI ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA 35 YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumis figarei var. ficifolius Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 11: 17 (1859)
species :
Cucumis queenslandicus I.Telford; Syst. Bot. 36(2): 382 (2011)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Cucumis quintanilhae R.Fern. & A.Fern.; Rev. Bras. & Portug. Biol. 3: 269 (1963)
Distribution: S-Zimbabwe; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo)
26 ZIM 27 BOT SAF
species :
Cucumis reticulatus (A.Fern. & R.Fern.) Ghebret. & Thulin; Novon 17(2):177 (2007)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumella reticulata A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 43: 307 (1969)
= Cucumis reticulatus (R.Fern. & A.Fern.) H.Schaef.; Blumea 52(1): 171 (2007), isonym
species :
Cucumis rigidus E.Mey. ex Sond.; Harv. & Sond., Fl. Cap. 2: 497 (1862)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
species :
Cucumis ritchiei (C.B.Clarke) Ghebret. & Thulin; Novon 17(2):178 (2007)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Dicoelospermum ritchiei C.B.Clarke; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 630 (1879)
= Cucumis ritchiei (C.B.Clarke) H.Schaef.; Blumea 52(1): 168 (2007), isonym
= Mukia ritchiei (C.B.Clarke) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes; Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 34:45 (2006)
species :
Cucumis rostratus J.H.Kirkbr.; Biosyst. Monogr. Gen. Cucumis (Cucurbitac.): 72 (1993)
Distribution: Ivory Coast; SW-Nigeria
22 IVO NGA
species :
Cucumis rumphianus (Scheff.) H.Schaef.; Blumea 52(1): 168 (2007)
Distribution: Sulawesi; Java; Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 JAW MOL NWG SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Melothria rumphiana Scheff.; Ann. Jard. Buitenz. 1: 25 (1876)
= Mukia rumphiana (Scheff.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes; Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 34:45 (2006)
= Mukia rumphiana subsp. tomentosa W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes; Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 34: 47 (2006)
species :
Cucumis sacleuxii Paill. & Bois; Bull. Soc. Nat. Acclim. France 37: 371 (1890)
Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; SE-Kenya; Tanzania; Zanzibar; Zambia; Madagascar
23 ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ZAM 29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Oreosyce aspera Cogn.; Engl. Pflanzenr. Cucurb.-Fevill. & Melothr. 268 (1916)
= Cucumis sativus var. usambarensis Zimm.; Cucurbitac. 2: 179 (1922)
species :
Cucumis sagittatus Peyr. ex Wawra & Peyr.; Sitzb. Acad. Wien. Mat.-Nat. 38: 567 (1860)
Distribution: SW-Angola; Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
26 ANG 27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumis angolensis Hook.f. ex Cogn.; DC. Monogr. Phan. 3: 487 (1881)
= Cucumis angolensis var. minor Cogn. & Harms; Engl., Pflanzenr., IV 88: 132 (1924)
= Cucumis cogniauxianus Dinter; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 364 (1920), nomen
= Cucumis cogniauxianus Dinter ex Cogn. & Harms; Engl. Pflanzenr. Cucurb.-Cucum. 131 (1924), descr.
= Cucumis dinteri Cogn.; De Wild. & T. Durand in Bull. Herb. Boiss. Ser. II. 1: 882 (1901)
species :
Cucumis sativus L.; Sp. Pl. 1012 (1753)
Name: Gurke (DE), Cohombro, Pepinillo, Pepino (ES), Garden cucumber (EN)
Distribution: Germany [c]; Slovakia [c]; Hungary [c]; Slovenia [c]; Croatia [c]; North Macedonia [c]; Guinea [c]; Burkina Faso [c]; Benin [c]; Cameroon [c]; São Tomé [c]; Chad [c]; Madagascar [c]; Mauritius [c]; La Réunion [c]; Agalega Isl. [c]; Kazakhstan [c]; Turkmenistan [c]; Uzbekistan [c]; Tajikistan [c]; Northern Caucasus [c]; China [c]; South Korea [c]; Japan [c]; Taiwan [c]; Pakistan; Bhutan; India (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhy a Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives] [c]; Maldives [c]; Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; Philippines; Java [c]; New Guinea [c]; Rotuma Isl. [c]; Niue [c]; Fiji [c]; Cook Isl. [c] (Rarotonga [c], etc.); Society Isl. [c]; Pitcairn Isl. [c]; Palau [c] (Malakal [c]); Northern Marianas [c] (Rota [c]); Guam [c]; Fed. States of Micronesia [c] (Yap [c], Pohnpei [c]); Marshall Isl. [c] (Kwajalein [c], Jaluit [c]); Canada [c] (Ontario [c], Québec [c]); USA [c] (Arkansas [c], Florida [c], Georgia [c], Illinois [c], Kansas [c], Kentucky [c], Louisiana [c], Massachusetts [c], Michigan [c], Missouri [c], Mississippi [c], North Carolina [c], New York [c], Ohio [c], Pennsylvania [c], South Carolina [c], Utah [c], Virginia [c]); Mexico [c]; Guatemala [c]; Belize [c]; Honduras [c]; Nicaragua [c]; Costa Rica [c]; Panama [c]; Bahamas [c]; Cuba [c]; Cayman Isl. [c]; Jamaica [c]; Dominican Republic [c]; Haiti [c]; Puerto Rico [c]; Virgin Isl. [c]; Trinidad & Tobago [c]; Colombia [c]; Venezuela [c]; Ecuador [c]; Galapagos [c]; Peru [c]; Bolivia [c]
11 ger hun slo 13 cro nma slv 22 ben bkn gui 23 cmn sao 24 cha 29 aga mau mdg reu 32 kaz tkm tzk uzb 33 ncs 36 chi 38 jap kor tai 40 BAN BHU IND ldv mdv PAK SRL 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 jaw nwg PHI 60 fij nue rot 61 coo pit sci 62 gum mic mrn mrs plu 72 cdn 74 usa 75 usa 76 usa 78 usa 79 mex 80 blz cos gua hon nic pan 81 bah cay cub his jam pue trt vir 82 clm ven 83 bol ecu gal per
Remarks: many cultivars and forms not listed. Native area uncertain.
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumis esculentus Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 157 (1796)
= Cucumis muricatus Willd.; Sp. Pl. ed. 4. 4: 613 (1805)
= Cucumis rumphii Hassk.; Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 9: 280 (1866)
= Cucumis sativus var. albus Ser.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 3: 300 (1828)
= Cucumis sativus var. anatolicus Gabaev; Trudy Prikl. Bot. 23: 452 (1930)
= Cucumis sativus var. anglicus L.H.Bailey; Stand. Cycl. Hort. 2: 908 (1914)
= Cucumis sativus var. battich-djebbal Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 169 (1775)
= Cucumis sativus var. brullos Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 169 (1775)
= Cucumis sativus var. chatte Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 169 (1775)
= Cucumis sativus var. chiar Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 169 (1775)
= Cucumis sativus var. ennemis Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 169 (1775)
= Cucumis sativus var. europaeus Gabaev; Cucumbers: 35, 39, 62 (1932)
= Cucumis sativus var. fakus Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 169 (1775)
= Cucumis sativus var. fastigiatus Ser.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 3: 300 (1828)
= Cucumis sativus var. flavus Ser.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 3: 300 (1828)
= Cucumis sativus var. grossularioides Tkatsch.; Trudy Prikl. Bot., Ser. 2, Genet. Rast. 9: 328 (1935)
= Cucumis sativus var. schemmam Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 169 (1775)
= Cucumis sativus var. sikkimensis Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. 102: t. 6206 (1876)
= Cucumis sphaerocarpus Gabaev; Cucumbers: 28 (1932)
= Cucumis vilmorinii Spreng.; Bull. Soc. Tosc. Ortic. 19: 115 (1894)
variant :
var. hardwickii (Royle) Alef.; Landw. Fl. 196 (1866)
Distribution: Europe [I]; Turkey [I]; China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan); Nepal; India; Sri Lanka; Andaman Isl. [I]; Nicobar Isl. [I]; Myanmar; Thailand; Costa Rica [I]
34 tur 36 CHI 40 IND NEP SRL 41 and MYA ncb THA 80 cos
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumis hardwickii Royle; Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 220, t. 47, f. 3 (1835)
= Cucumis sativus f. hardwickii (Royle) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes; Sandakania 17:58 (2008)
= Cucumis sativus subsp. hardwickii (Royle) Banfi & Galasso; Ital. Botanist 9: 66 (2020)
= Cucumis sativus var. hardwickii (Royle) Kitam.; F. & Fl. Nep. Him. 238 (1955)
variant :
var. xishuangbannanensis J.Qi & Z.Yuan ex S.S.Renner; PhytoKeys 85: 89 (2017)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Cucumis setosus Cogn.; DC. Monogr. Phan. 3: 491 (1881)
Distribution: India (Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan)
40 IND
species :
Cucumis silentvalleyi (Manilal, T.Sabu & P.Mathew) Ghebret. & Thulin; Novon 17(2):178 (2007)
Distribution: S-India (Kerala)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumella silentvalleyi Manilal, T.Sabu & P.Mathew; Acta Bot. Indica 13(2): 283 (1985)
= Cucumis silentvalleyi (Manilal, T.Sabu & P.Mathew) H.Schaef.; Blumea 52(1): 171 (2007), isonym
species :
Cucumis sumbensis (Pratami) comb.ined.
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Sumba)
42 LSI
Synonyms: hidden
= Mukia sumbensis Pratami; Reinwardtia 21(1): 36 (2022)
species :
Cucumis thulinianus J.H.Kirkbr.; Biosyst. Monogr. Gen. Cucumis (Cucurbitac.): 56 (1993)
Distribution: N-Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Cucumis umbellatus I.Telford; Syst. Bot. 36(2): 384 (2011)
Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Cucumis variabilis P.Sebastian & I.Telford; Syst. Bot. 36(2): 388 (2011)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Cucumis zambianus Widrl., J.H.Kirkbr., Ghebret. & K.R.Reitsma; Syst. Bot. 33(4): 735 (2008)
Distribution: W-Zambia
26 ZAM
species :
Cucumis zeyheri Sond.; Harv. & Sond., Fl. Cap. 2: 496 (1862)
Distribution: S-Zambia; Zimbabwe; S-Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT LES NAM SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumis africanus var. zeyheri (Sond.) Burtt Davy; Man. Pl. Transvaal 1: 39 (1926)
= Cucumis diniae Raamsdonk & Visser; Nordic J. Bot. 12(3): 333 (1992)
= Cucumis prophetarum subsp. zeyheri (Sond.) C.Jeffrey; Kew Bull. 15: 35 (1962)
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