Peponium

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Tribus: Benincaseae
Genus: Peponium
Species: P. betsiliense – P. boivinii – P. caledonicum – P. chirindense – P. cienkowskii – P. grandidieri – P. hirtellum – P. humbertii – P. laceratum – P. lagenarioides – P. leucanthum – P. mackenii – P. pageanum – P. perrieri – P. poissonii – P. racemosum – P. seyrigii – P. sublitorale – P. urticoides – P. vogelii
Name

Peponium Engl., Nat. Pflanzenfam. 1(163): 318. 1897.

Type species: Peponium mackennii (Naudin) Engl., Nat. Pflanzenfam. 1(163): 318. 1897.

Synonyms

Homotypic
Peponia Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. ser. 5. 5: 29. 1866, nom. illeg. non Greville (1863)
Peponiella Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 3(2): 131. 1898.

References

Engler, H.G.A. 1897. Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien Nachtr. (Engler & Prantl) 1(163): 318.
Tropicos.org 2014. Peponium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Aug 2014.
International Plant Names Index. 2014. Peponium. Published online. Accessed: Aug 27 2014.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. 31 in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2019 Dec.

Peponium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.[1]

Its native range is Tropical and Southern Africa, Western Indian Ocean.[1]
Species

Species:[1]

Peponium betsiliense Keraudren
Peponium boivinii (Cogn.) Engl.
Peponium caledonicum (Sond.) Engl.
Peponium chirindense (Baker f.) Cogn.
Peponium cienkowskii (Schweinf.) Engl.
Peponium grandidieri Keraudren
Peponium hirtellum Keraudren
Peponium humbertii Keraudren
Peponium laceratum Keraudren
Peponium lagenarioides (Hook.f.) Cogn.
Peponium leucanthum (Gilg) Cogn.
Peponium mackenii (Naudin) Engl.
Peponium pageanum C.Jeffrey
Peponium perrieri Keraudren
Peponium poissonii Keraudren
Peponium racemosum Keraudren
Peponium seyrigii Keraudren
Peponium sublitorale C.Jeffrey & J.S.Page
Peponium vogelii (Hook.f.) Engl.

References

"Peponium Engl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 May 2021.