Coccinia adoensis (A.Rich.) Cogn. belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Adenia, RGereau7055--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Utengule Coffee Lodge. 26 Jan 08. 274.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Coccinia
Specific Epithet
adoensis
Authorship
(A.Rich.) Cogn.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#219,898 of 335,497
Top 66%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya Rural
-8.882833, 33.319667
Location Remarks
Pungaluma Hills, NE of Mshewe Village, above Utengule Coffee Estate factory in miombo woodland. 1390 m elev.
Collectors
Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Rare herbaceous climber. Fruit red-orange with dark green longitudinal lines.
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya
-8.827500, 33.263889
Location Remarks
Pungaluma Hills, NE of Mshewe Village, above Utengule Coffee Estate factory in miombo woodland on W-facing slope. 1550 m elev.
Collectors
Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Sharon A. Bodine
Notes
Rare herbaceous climber. Corolla pale orange with darker veins.
