| Coccinia adoensis (A.Rich.) Cogn. |
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| Family : CUCURBITACEAE |
| Information on the genus : Coccinia |
| Basionym : Momordica adoensis A.Rich. |
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Status
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| Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Momordica adoensis A.Rich. |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Coccinia parvifolia Cogn. |
| =Cephalandra pubescens Sond. |
| =Coccinia pubescens (Sond.) Cogn. ex Harms |
| =Coccinia aostae Buscal. & Muschl. |
| =Coccinia djurensis Gilg (1905) |
| =Coccinia homblei Cogn. (1916) |
| =Bryonia jatrophifolia A.Rich. |
| =Coccinia jatrophifolia (A.Rich.) Cogn. (1881) |
| =Coccinia princeae Gilg (1905) |
| =Coccinia rigida Gilg (1895) |
| =Coccinia roseiflora Suess. (1951) |
| =Coccinia subspicata Cogn. (1916) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Climber or trailer to 3 m long; rootstock perennial, woody; the roots also forming subspherical root-tubers distinct from the stem-base; basal stem gnarled, rather woody; aerial stems |
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| Ecology : |
Deciduous woodland, bushland and thicket, wooded grassland often with Acacia and grassland; 100-2300 m alt. S. Africa, Caprivi Strip, Botswana. |
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| Biol./Eco : |
perennial-Herb, Climber- Ht 0.5 - 6 m. Alt: 5 - 1920 m. Distribution: BOT, NAM, FS, GA, KN, LP, MP, NW, SWZ |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- List South. African Succ. Pl. : 64 (1997).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
| see under Flora of Mozambique |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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| Record n°26230 |
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