Cucurbitaceae

Blastania Kotschy & Peyr.

First published in Pl. Tinn.: 15 (1867)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Angola

Native to:

Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Maryland

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Ctenolepis.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2008 Festo, L.; Luke, Q. [2314] Kenya Ctenolepis K000612558 Yes
[205] Ctenolepis K000242623 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kotschy [331] Ethiopia Ctenolepis K000242625 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kotschy [331] Ethiopia Ctenolepis K000242624 Unknown Type Material Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1308] Tanzania Ctenolepis K:SPC-03243.000 No
Ctenolepis K:SPC-04616.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [11240] Tanzania Ctenolepis K:SPC-00795.000 No
Bremmitt, D.R.K. [8921] Malawi Ctenolepis K:SPC-25694.157 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0