The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms ...
The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms ...
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Susanne S. Renner & Arun K. Pandey / PhytoKeys 20: 53–118 (2013)<br />
24 Oct. 2012), the type <strong>of</strong> T. burmensis var. alba Kundu resembles material <strong>of</strong> T.<br />
tricuspidata subsp. tricuspidata from Thailand. <strong>The</strong> collection label states that the<br />
flowers were white, which also matches T. tricuspidata.<br />
85. Trichosanthes truncata C.B. Clarke, Fl. Brit. <strong>India</strong> 2(6): 608. 1879.<br />
Syntypes: <strong>India</strong>, Meghalaya, alt. 1000 ft, J.D. Hooker s.n. Khasia Hills, alt. 4000 ft,<br />
(Cherra Coal-pit), J.D. Hooker & Thomson s.n., 1188 (CAL photo available from<br />
SSR, K), Darjeeling, 10 March 1871, C.B. Clarke 13973B (CAL photo available<br />
from SSR, K).<br />
Trichosanthes ovata Cogn. in A. & C. DC., Monogr. Phan. 3: 365. 1881.<br />
Type: <strong>India</strong>, Sikkim, Thomson s.n. (L, LE).<br />
Distribution in <strong>India</strong>: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim,<br />
West Bengal.<br />
Distribution outside <strong>India</strong>: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Thailand, Vietnam.<br />
Image: Nothing reliable found online.<br />
GenBank: Sequences from De Boer et al. (2012), e.g., HE661547, HE661461.<br />
Comments: Further synonymous <strong>names</strong> listed by Lu et al. (2011).<br />
Comments: <strong>The</strong> synonymization <strong>of</strong> T. ovata follows Jeffrey (1980, 1982).<br />
86. Trichosanthes tubiflora (Wight & Arn.) H.J.De Boer, Phytokeys 12: 29. 2012.<br />
Bryonia tubiflora Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 347. 1834.<br />
Gymnopetalum tubiflorum (Wight & Arn.) Cogn. in A. & C. DC., Monogr. Phan. 3:<br />
388. 1881.<br />
Type: Sri Lanka, Trincomalee, 1 Feb. 1796, Rottler s.n. ex Herb. Klein in Herb. Wight<br />
Cat. 1118 (K, E).<br />
Gymnopetalum wightii Arn., Madras J. Lit. Sci. 12: 52. 1840 and J. Bot. 3: 278. 1841.<br />
Type: Sri Lanka, Wight 1146 (K).<br />
Distribution in <strong>India</strong>: Kerala.<br />
Distribution outside <strong>India</strong>: Sri Lanka.<br />
Image: A photo <strong>of</strong> the flowers is included in De Boer et al. (2010).<br />
GenBank: No published sequences available.<br />
Comments: Based on molecular data, this is close to T. dioica, not the other species<br />
formerly placed in the genus Gymnopetalum.<br />
87. Trichosanthes villosula Cogn. in A. & C. DC., Monogr. Phan. 3: 362. 1881.<br />
Type: <strong>India</strong>, Tamilnadu, near Mt. Nilgiri, Hohenacker 1507 (G-BOISS, P, K).<br />
Trichosanthes villosula Cogn. var. nilgirrensis Kundu, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 43(3):<br />
375. 1942.