The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms ...

The Cucurbitaceae of India 95
GenBank: Sequences from De Boer et al. (2012) from Sri Lankan material, e.g.,
HE661514, HE661350.
80. Trichosanthes ovigera Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 15: 934. 1826.
Type: Java, Gunung Salak, Blume s.n. (L barcodes L0130442, L0130439 , P).
Trichosanthes ovigera Blume var. sikkimensis Kundu, J. Bombay. Nat. Hist. Soc. 43(3):
383. 1942.
Type: India, Selim, Sikkim, 1000 feet, Oct. 1884, C.B. Clarke (CAL). Other cited
sheets: India, Rungtung, Sikkim Dec. 1876, A.B. (King’s Collector) (CAL); Sikkim,
5000 feet, 23 Sep. 1875, G. King (CAL?); Runjeet, Darjeeling, Sep. 1884, C.B.
Clarke (CAL); Kobo, Abor Expedition, Assam. Dec. 1911, J.H. Burkill 37420 (K).
Trichosanthes horsfieldii Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 1: 677. 1855.
Type: Java, Priangan, T. Horsfield 15 (BM, K, U).
Trichosanthes himalensis C.B. Clarke, Fl. Brit. India 2(6): 608. 1879.
Type: India, Sikkim, alt. 2000-5000 ft, from Yoksun to the plains; J.D. Hooker, C.B.
Clarke s.n. (K).
Trichosanthes himalensis var. glabrior C.B. Clarke, Fl. Brit. India 2(6): 608. 1879.
Type: India, Meghalaya, Khasia, alt. 4000 ft, Trichosanthes sp. 9 in J.D. Hooker & T.
Thomson s.n. (K).
Trichosanthes himalensis var. indivisa Chakrav., Rec. Bot. Surv. India 17(1): 51. 1959, nom.
illeg. Sikkim, 3500 feet, 11 Dec. 1877, G. King (CAL, photo available from SSR)
Trichosanthes himalensis var. sikkimensis (Kundu) Thoth., Bull. Bot. Surv. India 2(1&2):
169. 1960.
Distribution in India: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,
Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.
Distribution outside India: Australia, Bangladesh, China, Japan, Java, Myanmar, Nepal.
Image: A few of the type specimens can be found online.
GenBank: Sequences from Kocyan et al. (2007) and Schaefer et al. (2008) from Japanese
and Australian material, e.g., DQ536604, DQ536875.
Comments: The list of synonyms of T. ovigera follows Jeffrey (1980) except for T.
dicaelosperma, which he also synonymizes here, while we have followed Lu et al.
(2011) who consider T. dicaelosperma one of the varieties of T. cucumeroides. Lu et
al. (2011) and De Wilde and Duyfjes (2008a, b) both consider T. ovigera a synonym
of T. pilosa. Morphological and molecular work is needed to clarify species
boundaries in Trichosanthes.
81. Trichosanthes rubriflos Thorel ex Cayla, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 14: 170. 1908.
Trichosanthes pubera Blume subsp. rubriflos (Thorel ex Cayla) Duyfjes & Pruesapan,
Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 32: 94. 2004.
Lectotype: Cambodia, Stung-streng, Thorel 2126 (K, P), designated by Keraudren (1975).