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adoensis

Taxon

Coccinia adoensis (A.Rich.) Cogn.

Protologue Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 3: 538. 1881 [Jun 1881]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Adenia, RGereau7055--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Utengule Coffee Lodge. 26 Jan 08. 274.jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Adenia, RGereau7055--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Utengule Coffee Lodge. 26 Jan 08. 275.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Adenia, RGereau7055--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Utengule Coffee Lodge. 26 Jan 08. 280.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Adenia, RGereau7055--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Utengule Coffee Lodge. 26 Jan 08. 279.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Coccinea adoensis, RGereau6989--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Pungaluma Hills. 23 Jan 08. 101.jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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Coccinea adoensis, RGereau6989--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Pungaluma Hills. 23 Jan 08. 095.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Coccinea adoensis, RGereau6989--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Pungaluma Hills. 23 Jan 08. 097.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Coccinea adoensis, RGereau6989--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Pungaluma Hills. 23 Jan 08. 098.jpg

Coccinea adoensis, RGereau6989--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Pungaluma Hills. 23 Jan 08. 098.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Coccinea adoensis, RGereau6989--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Pungaluma Hills. 23 Jan 08. 096.jpg

Coccinea adoensis, RGereau6989--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Pungaluma Hills. 23 Jan 08. 096.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Coccinea adoensis, RGereau6989--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Pungaluma Hills. 23 Jan 08. 100.jpg

Coccinea adoensis, RGereau6989--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Pungaluma Hills. 23 Jan 08. 100.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Coccinea adoensis, RGereau6989--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Pungaluma Hills. 23 Jan 08. 094.jpg

Coccinea adoensis, RGereau6989--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Pungaluma Hills. 23 Jan 08. 094.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Ghana, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Gereau, R 6989

January 23, 2008

Location

Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya (Mshewe)

-8.8275, 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.

Gereau, R 7055

January 27, 2008

Location

Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya Rural (Utengule Usongwe)

-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.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Coccinia

Specific Epithet

adoensis

Authorship

(A.Rich.) Cogn.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#219,898 of 335,497

Top 66%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →