Summary
Place of publication:
Kew Bull. 15:346. 1962
Verified:
08/25/2015
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Exell, A. W. et al., eds. Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
- Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14. 2003
- Gibbs Russell, G. E. et al. List of species of Southern African plants, ed. 2. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa v. 51. 1985; v. 56. 1987
- Jeffrey, C. 1975. Further notes on Cucurbitaceae: III: some southern African taxa. Kew Bull. 30:476.
- Merxmüller, H., ed. Prodromus einer flora von Sudwestafrika. 1966-1972
- Ross, J. The flora of Natal. 1972
- PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Angola | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Mozambique | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zambia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zimbabwe | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Botswana | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Namibia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Free State | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Gauteng | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Limpopo | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | North West | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Northern Cape | |
Native
Africa
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana, Namibia, South Africa [Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, North West, Northern Cape]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=314526.
Accessed 17 April 2026.