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255.0000 Family Cucurbitaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 393 (1789), nom. cons.
ca. 100 genera, ca. 1050 spp. Phylogeny: Schaefer & Renner (2011)
Species listed in database: 1083; hybrids: 3
= Bryoniaceae G.Mey.; Chloris Han. 6, 112 (1836)
= Cyclantheraceae Lilja; Skånes Fl., ed. 2: 716, 980 (1870)
= Nhandirobaceae T.Lestib.; Botanogr. Élém. 515 (1826)
= Zanoniaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 28, 29 (1829)
255.1507 Genus Lagenaria Ser.; Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 3(1): 25, t. 2 (1825)
Distribution: Tropical and subtropical Africa, Madagascar; 1 pantropics
Species listed in database: 6
= Adenopus Benth.; Niger Fl. [W.J.Hooker] 372 (1849)
= Sphaerosicyos Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 1: 824 (1867)
species :
Lagenaria abyssinica (Hook.f.) C.Jeffrey; Kew Bull. 15: 355 (1962)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Chad; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania
23 ZAI 24 CHA ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Adenopus abyssinicus Hook.f.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 2: 528 (1871)
= Adenopus reticulatus Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 348 (1904)
= Adenopus abyssinicus var. somaliensis Chiov.; Res. Sci. Somalia Ital. 81 (1916)
species :
Lagenaria breviflora (Benth.) Roberty; Bull. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire, A 16: 795 (1954)
Distribution: ?Senegal; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; ?Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Principe Isl.; São Tomé; Annobon Isl.; Gabon; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; Uganda; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
22 BEN BKN GHA GNB GUI IVO NGA SIE 23 ANN BIO CMN GAB PRI SAO ZAI 24 SSU 25 TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Adenopus breviflorus Benth.; Niger Fl. [W.J.Hooker] 372 (1849)
= Adenopus ledermannii Harms; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.275.II, Heft 88 (Cucurb.-Cucumerinae): 230 (1924)
= Adenopus multiflorus Cogn.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 5: 112 (1916)
= Adenopus noctiflorus Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 347 (1904)
= Lagenaria angolensis Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 5, 5: 10 (1866)
= Luffa angolensis (Naudin) A.Chev.; Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 289 (1920)
species :
Lagenaria guineensis (G.Don) C.Jeffrey; Kew Bull. 15: 355 (1962)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Ivory Coast; Cameroon; Gabon; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]
22 GUI IVO SIE 23 CAF CMN GAB ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Adenopus guineensis (G.Don) Exell; J. Bot. 72: 42 (1934)
= Adenopus longiflorus Benth.; Niger Fl. [W.J.Hooker] 372 (1849)
= Adenopus pynaertii De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 5, 3: 146 (1909)
= Bryonia guineensis G.Don; Gen. Hist. 3: 32 (1834)
species :
Lagenaria rufa (Gilg) Jeffrey; Kew Bull. 15: 355 (1962)
Distribution: Sierra Leone; S-Nigeria; Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; ?Burundi
22 NGA SIE 23 CMN CON RWA ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Adenopus rufus Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 346 (1904)
species :
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 3, 3 (n. 279): 435 (1930)
Name: Flaschenkürbis, Kalebassenkürbis (DE), Calabazo, Candungo amargo, Carracho, Guicharo, Marinibo (ES), Bottle gourd (EN)
Distribution: Germany [I]; Slovakia [I]; Italy [I]; Malta [I]; Croatia [c]; North Macedonia [c]; Gambia; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Niger; Nigeria; Cameroon; São Tomé; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; SW-Chad; Sudan; Djibouti; S-Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar [I]; Mauritius [I]; La Réunion [I]; Rodrigues [I]; Agalega Isl. [I]; Seychelles [I]; Turkmenistan [I]; Kazakhstan [I]; Uzbekistan [I]; Tajikistan [I]; Georgia [Caucasus] [I]; Turkey [I]; China [I]; South Korea [I]; Japan [I]; Taiwan [I]; Pakistan; Nepal [c]; India (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives]; Bangladesh [I]; Andaman Isl.; Nicobar Isl.; Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; Philippines [I]; Java [I]; Moluccas [I]; Christmas Isl. [Austr.] [I]; New Guinea [I]; Australia [I] (Queensland [I], New South Wales [I]); New Caledonia [I]; Niue [I]; Fiji [I]; Cook Isl. [I] (Rarotonga [I]); Marquesas Isl. [I] (Ua Huka [I], Nuku Hiva [I]); Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I]); Tuamotu Arch. [I]; Austral Isl. [I]; Northern Marianas [I] (Guguan [I], Tinian [I], Rota [I]); Guam [I]; Fed. States of Micronesia [I] (Yap [I], Truk [I], Dublon [I], Pohnpei [I]); Marshall Isl. [I] (Aur [I]); USA [I] (Alabama [I], Arkansas [I], Arizona [I], Florida [I], Georgia [I], Illinois [I], Kentucky [I], Louisiana [I], Massachusetts [I], Missouri [I], Mississippi [I], North Carolina [I], New York [I], Pennsylvania [I], South Carolina [I], Texas [I], Virginia [I]); Mexico [I]; Revillagigedos Isl. [I] (Isla Socorro [I]); Belize [I]; Honduras [I]; Nicaragua [I]; Costa Rica [I]; Panama [I]; Cuba [I]; Jamaica [I]; Dominican Republic [I]; Haiti [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Virgin Isl. [I]; Saba [I]; Antigua [I]; Dominica [I]; Martinique [I]; St. Vincent [I]; Barbados [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Colombia [I]; Venezuela [I]; Guyana [I]; Surinam [I]; French Guiana [I]; Ecuador [I]; Peru [I]; Bolivia [I]; Brazil [I]; Paraguay [I]; Argentina [I]
11 ger slo 13 cro ita mlt nma 22 BEN BKN GAM GHA GNB GUI IVO LBR NGA NGR SIE TOG 23 CAF CMN CON GAB SAO ZAI 24 CHA DJI SOM SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ 29 aga mau mdg reu rod sey 32 kaz tkm tzk uzb 33 geo 34 tur 36 chi 38 jap kor tai 40 ban IND LDV nep PAK 41 AND CBD LAO MYA NCB THA VIE 42 jaw mol nwg phi xms 50 aus 60 fij nue nwc 61 aui coo mrq sci tua 62 gum mic mrn mrs 74 usa 75 usa 76 usa 77 usa 78 usa 79 mex rgi 80 blz cos hon nic pan 81 aba bbd cub dom his jam mar pue sab stv trt vir 82 clm frg guy sur ven 83 bol ecu per 84 bra 85 arg par
Synonyms: hidden
= Cucumis bicirrha J.R.Forst. ex Guill.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 7: 350 (1837)
= Cucumis lagenaria (L.) Dumort.; Fl. Belg. [Dumortier] 54 (1827)
= Cucumis mairei H.Lév.; Cat. Pl. Yun-Nan 64 (1916)
= Cucurbita idololatrica Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 3(1): 607 (1806)
= Cucurbita lagenaria L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 1010 (1753)
= Cucurbita lagenaria var. oblonga Blanco; Fl. Filip. [Blanco] 772 (1837)
= Cucurbita lagenaria var. villosa Blanco; Fl. Filip. [Blanco] 772 (1837)
= Cucurbita leucantha Duchesne ex Lam.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 2(1): 150 (1786)
= Cucurbita longa W.M.Fletcher; Gazetteer Bombay Presid. 18(2, Poona): 58 (1885)
= Cucurbita pyriformis M.Roem.; Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2 (Syn. Pepon.) 89 (1846)
= Cucurbita siceraria Molina; Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili 133 (1782)
= Cucurbita vittata Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 932 (1826)
= Lagenaria abyssinica var. somaliensis (Chiov.) Cufod.
= Lagenaria bicornuta Chakrav.; Bull. Inst. Fondam. Afrique Noire, Sér. A, Sci. Nat. 30: 412 (1968) (sphalm. bicornata), et in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 55: 69 (1968)
= Lagenaria cochinchinensis M.Roem.; Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2 (Syn. Pepon.) 61 (1846)
= Lagenaria hispida Ser.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 299 (1828)
= Lagenaria idolatrica (Willd.) Ser.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 299 (1828)
= Lagenaria lagenaria (L.) Cockerell; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 19: 95 (1892)
= Lagenaria leucantha (Duchesne ex Lam.) Rusby; Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 6: 43 (1896)
= Lagenaria leucantha var. depressa (Ser.) Makino; Ill. Fl. Nippon 89 (1940)
= Lagenaria leucantha var. makinoi Nakai; J. Jap. Bot. 18(1): 25 (1942)
= Lagenaria leucantha var. microcarpa (Naudin) Nakai; J. Jap. Bot. 18(1): 23-24 (1942)
= Lagenaria microcarpa Naudin; Rev. Hort. (Paris), Sér. 4, 4: 65 (1855)
= Lagenaria siceraria f. depressa (Ser.) Hiroë; Pl. Basho Buson Hokku Lit. 8(1): 246 (1971)
= Lagenaria siceraria f. microcarpa (Naudin) M.Hiroe; Pl. Basho Buson Hokku Lit. 8(1): 246 (1971), nomen
= Lagenaria siceraria subsp. asiatica (Kobjakova) Heiser; Trop. Forest Ecosyst. Africa S. Amer. 127 (1973), nomen
= Lagenaria siceraria var. depressa (Ser.) H.Hara; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 61: 5 (1948)
= Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (Ser.) H.Hara; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 61: 5 (1948)
= Lagenaria siceraria var. laevisperma Millán; Darwiniana 7: 196 (1946)
= Lagenaria siceraria var. microcarpa (Naudin) H.Hara; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 61: 5 (1948)
= Lagenaria verrucosa Anon.; Gartenflora 39: 106 (1890)
= Lagenaria virginalis Anon.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 11: 85 (1892)
= Lagenaria vittata Ser.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 299 (1828)
= Lagenaria vulgaris f. clavata (Ser.) Juel, Junell & Örtendahl; Index Sem. (Uppsala) 1927: 9 (1928)
= Lagenaria vulgaris Ser.; Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 3(1): 25, t. 2 (1825)
= Lagenaria vulgaris subsp. afrikana Kobjakova; Trudy Prikl. Bot. 23: 487 (1930)
= Lagenaria vulgaris subsp. asiatica Kobyakova; Trudy Prikl. Bot. 23(3): 487 (1930)
= Lagenaria vulgaris var. clavata Ser.; Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 3: 29 (1825)
= Lagenaria vulgaris var. depressa Ser.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 299 (1828)
= Lagenaria vulgaris var. elongata Tod.; Index Sem. (Panormitani) 1857: 44 (1858)
= Lagenaria vulgaris var. gourda Ser.; Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 3: 30 (1825)
= Lagenaria vulgaris var. microcarpa Matsum. & Nakai; Index Sem. (Tokyo) 30 (1916)
= Lagenaria vulgaris var. pyriformis Kobjakova; Trudy Prikl. Bot. 23: 488 (1930)
= Lagenaria vulgaris var. viscosa Eggers; Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 23(3): 55 (1879)
= Pepo lagenarius Moench; Methodus [Moench] 658 (1794)
= Trochomeria rehmannii Cogn.; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.275.II, Heft 88 (Cucurb.-Cucumerinae): 194 (1924)
species :
Lagenaria sphaerica (Sond.) E.Mey.; Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Docum. [Drège] 197 (1866)
Distribution: Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Annobon Isl.; E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; S-Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Madagascar; Comores; La Réunion [I]
23 ANN BIO BUR CMN RWA ZAI 24 SOM 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT SAF 29 COM MDG reu
Synonyms: hidden
= Lagenaria mascarena Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 18: 187 (1862)
= Lagenaria sphaerocarpa Arn.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 3: 277 (1841)
= Luffa sphaerica Sond.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 2: 490 (1862)
= Sphaerosicyos meyeri Hook.f.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 2: 532 (1871)
= Sphaerosicyos sphaericus (Sond.) Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 3: 466 (1881)
= Sphaerosicyos sphaericus var. tomentosus Chiov.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 3: 467 (1881)
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