Taxon:
Cucumis althaeoides (Ser.) P. Sebastian & I. Telford
Summary
Place of publication:
Syst. Bot. 36:385. 2011
Verified:
04/18/2018
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Sebastian, P. et al. 2010. Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) and melon (C. melo) have numerous wild relatives in Asia and Australia, and the sister species of melon is from Australia. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 107:14269-14273.
- Telford, I. R. H. et al. 2011. Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) in Australia and eastern Malesia, including newsly recognized species and the sister species to C. melo. Syst. Bot. 36:376-389. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Indonesia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Papuasia | Papua New Guinea | | |
1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Western Australia | |
Native
Asia-Tropical
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PAPUASIA:
Papua New Guinea
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MALESIA:
Indonesia
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia [Western Australia]