Cucumis dipsaceus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Tribus: Benincaseae
Genus: Cucumis
Subgenus: C. subg. Cucumis
Sectio: C. sect. Aculeatosi
Species: Cucumis dipsaceus

Name

Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb., 1838.

Note: Often cited as "Ehrenb. ex Spach", but no indication "ex" is warranted.

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Cucumis ambigua Fenzl ex Hook.f., Fl. Trop. Afr. (Oliver et al.) 2: 543 (1871).
    • Cucumis bardana Fenzl ex Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 4, 11: 25 (1859).
    • Cucumis dasycarpa Hochst. ex A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 291 (1847).

Homonyms

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Eastern Africa
      • Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Central African Republic
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Arabian Peninsula
      • Socotra

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

  • Ehrenb. 1838. Hist. Nat. Vég. (Spach) 6: 211.

Vernacular names

English: Hedgehog Cucumber
中文: 刺猬黄瓜
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