The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms ...
The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms ...
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Cucurbitaceae</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>India</strong> 93<br />
Trichosanthes wallichiana (Ser.) Wight var. majuscula (C.B. Clarke) Cogn. in A. & C.<br />
DC., Monog. Phan. 3: 369. 1881.<br />
Type: <strong>India</strong>, Meghalaya, Khasia Hills, alt. 4000 ft., J.D. Hooker & Thomson s.n. (Herb.<br />
Ind. Or. Trichosanthes sp. 7) (K).<br />
Trichosanthes prazeri Kundu, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 43(2): 378. 1942.<br />
Type: Upper Myanmar, May 1888, Khoni, J.C. Prazer s.n. (CAL, 3 sheets, photos<br />
available from SSR).<br />
Distribution in <strong>India</strong>: Minimally Meghalaya.<br />
Distribution outside <strong>India</strong>: China, Myanmar, Thailand.<br />
Image: Some <strong>of</strong> the type specimens can be found online.<br />
GenBank: Several sequences.e.g., HQ829503, HQ829605.<br />
Comments: <strong>The</strong> acceptance <strong>of</strong> T. dunniana for <strong>India</strong> and the synonymization <strong>of</strong> T.<br />
majuscula follow Jeffrey (1982). Chakravarty (1959) recognized Trichosanthes majuscula,<br />
saying that the species required further examination. <strong>The</strong> leaves are larger<br />
than in T. wallichiana proper; otherwise it closely agrees with that species.<br />
75. Trichosanthes kerrii Craib, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew. 1914: 7. 1914.<br />
Type: North Thailand, Kerr 2454 (BM, K).<br />
Trichosanthes tomentosa Chakrav., J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 50(4): 894, f. 45. 1952.<br />
Type: <strong>India</strong>, Nagaland, Kohima and Naga Hill, alt. 4500 ft; 22 May 1895; Watt 11640<br />
(CAL, 3 sheets, photos available from SSR).<br />
Distribution in <strong>India</strong>: Nagaland, Mongsemdi Naga hills (Chakravarty, 1982).<br />
Distribution outside <strong>India</strong>: China (SW Yunnan), Laos, N Thailand, N Vietnam.<br />
Image: See type images.<br />
GenBank: Sequences from Schaefer et al. (2008) and De Boer et al. (2012), e.g.,<br />
HE661333, HE661498.<br />
Comments: Jeffrey (1982), Duyfjes and Pruesapan (2004), and Lu et al. (2011) all list<br />
T. tomentosa as a synonym <strong>of</strong> T. kerrii.<br />
76. Trichosanthes khasiana Kundu, J. Bot. 77: 11. 1939.<br />
Type: <strong>India</strong>, Meghalaya, Khasia Hills, Hooker & Thomson (K, http://apps.kew.org/<br />
herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K000102020)<br />
Distribution in <strong>India</strong>: Meghalaya.<br />
Distribution outside <strong>India</strong>: Endemic.<br />
Image: Nothing found online other than the type image.<br />
GenBank: No published sequences available.<br />
Comments: Jeffrey (1982) and De Boer and Thulin (2012) recognize this species as distinct.
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