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256.0000 Family Cucurbitaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 393 (1789), nom. cons.
ca. 100 genera, ca. 1050 spp. Phylogeny: Schaefer & Renner (2011)
Species listed in database: 1085; hybrids: 3
= Bryoniaceae G.Mey.; Chloris Han. 6, 112 (1836)
= Cyclantheraceae Lilja; Skånes Fl., ed. 2: 716, 980 (1870)
= Nhandirobaceae T.Lestib.; Botanogr. Élém. 515 (1826)
= Zanoniaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 28, 29 (1829)
256.1202 Genus Herpetospermum Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 6761 (1831) ex Hook.f. (1867)
Distribution: Himalayas, S-China
Species listed in database: 5
= Rampinia C.B.Clarke; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 129 (1876)
= Edgaria C.B.Clarke; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 113 (1876)
= Biswarea Cogn.; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 21(Comp. Rend.): 16 (1882)
= Warea C.B.Clarke; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 127 (1876)
species :
Herpetospermum darjeelingense (C.B.Clarke) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner; Taxon 60(1): 134 (2011)
Distribution: Tibet; Nepal; Bhutan; NE-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal)
36 TIB 40 BHU IND NEP
Synonyms: hidden
= Edgaria darjeelingensis C.B.Clarke; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 114-116, f. 1-9 (1877)
= Edgaria darjeelingensis var. clarkiana S.N.Biswas; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 18(1): 173 (1994)
species :
Herpetospermum motuoense Y.S.Chen & Bu Y.Zhang; Phytotaxa 697(3): 289 (2025)
Distribution: SE-Tibet (Motuo)
36 TIB
species :
Herpetospermum operculatum K.Pradheep, A.Pandey, K.C.Bhatt & E.R.Nayar; Blumea 59(1): 1 (2014)
Distribution: China (Yunnan); Tibet; NE-India (Nagaland, Sikkim); Myanmar
36 CHI TIB 40 IND 41 MYA
species :
Herpetospermum pedunculosum (Ser.) C.B.Clarke; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 114-116 (1877)
Distribution: China (Yunnan); Tibet; Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Myanmar
36 CHI TIB 40 BHU IND NEP 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bryonia pedunculosa Ser.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 306 (1828)
= Herpetospermum caudigerum Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] 227, no. 6761 (1832), nomen
= Herpetospermum caudigerum Wall. ex C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 2: 613 (1876)
= Herpetospermum caudigerum Wall. ex Chakrav.; Indian J. Agric. Sci. 16(1): 34 (1946)
= Herpetospermum grandiflorum Cogn.; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 42(2): 231 (1906)
= Herpetospermum pedunculosum (Ser.) Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 8: 445 (1886), isonym
= Rampinia herpetospermoides C.B.Clarke; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 130, f. 9-15 (1876)
species :
Herpetospermum tonglense (C.B.Clarke) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner; Taxon 60(1): 134 (2011)
Distribution: China (NW-Yunnan); Nepal; N-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal); Myanmar
36 CHI 40 IND NEP 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Biswarea tonglensis (C.B.Clarke) Cogn.; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 21(2): 16 (1882)
= Warea tonglensis C.B.Clarke; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 129, f. 1-8 (1877)
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