| Cucumella cinerea (Cogn.) C. Jeffrey |
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| Family : CUCURBITACEAE |
| Protologue : Kew Bull. 15(3): 350 (1962) |
| Information on the genus : Cucumella |
| Basionym : Kedrostis cinerea Cogn. |
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Status
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| Status for MA : | rejected (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Melothria cinerea (Cogn.) A. Meeuse (1962) |
| Kedrostis cinerea Cogn. (1901) |
| Cucumis cinereus (Cogn.) Ghebret. & Thulin (2007) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Kedrostis gracilis R. Fern. (1959) |
| =Melothria breyeri Burtt Davy (1926) |
| =Melothria hispidula Burtt Davy (1926) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Perennial, prostrate or sometimes climbing herb with several to many stems produced annually from their thickened, woody corticate bases, slender, herbaceous, usually not >80 cm long. |
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| Ecology : |
Steppe with shrubs and succulents; 330-2340 m alt. Namibia, S. Africa; Madagascar. – Not in Zambabwe (confused with Cucumella bryoniifolia). – Disjunct area. |
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| Biol./Eco : |
perennial-Dwarf shrub, Herb, Climber- Ht 0.3 - 0.8 m. Alt: 420 - 1165 m. Distribution: NAM, LP, MP, NW |
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| Biol./Eco : |
Herb, Liana; distribution: Africa. |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Catalogue de Madagascar |
| see under Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden |
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| Map |
| no map available |
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| Record n°25834 |
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