Cucumis maderaspatanus
Also known as: Bryonia gracilis Wall. +13 more
- Bryonia gracilis Wall.
- Bryonia hispida Salisb.
- Bryonia maderaspatana (L.) Lam.
- Bryonia micrantha Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Bryonia micropoda E.Mey.
- Bryonia obtusa A.Rich.
- Bryonia punctata Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
- Bryonia rottleri Spreng.
- Bryonia scabrella L.fil.
- Coccinia cordifolia (L.) Cogn.
- Melothria celebica Cogn.
- Melothria maderaspatana (L.) Cogn.
- Mukia celebica (Cogn.) F.M.Bailey
- Mukia maderaspatana (L.) M.Roem.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cucurbitaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing annual.
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Cucumis maderaspatanus is a climbing plant within the Cucurbitaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
China South-Central, China Southeast, Solomon Is., Taiwan