Zehneria scabra
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Details Top
Internal ID | UUID643ffbebecb4e813165999 |
Scientific name | Zehneria scabra |
Authority | Sond. |
First published in | Fl. Cap. 2: 486 (1862) |
Description Top
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Zehneria scabra is a perennial herb that can either climb or trail, and is a member of the Cucurbitaceae family. It can grow up to 10 meters long and has woody stems with triangular to ovate leaves that are deep green in color. The fruit of this herb is oval shaped and bright red. It is found in Tropical Africa, Madagascar, India, and Java, Indonesia. In Ethiopia, it is known as 'hareg ressa' and is used to treat scabies by crushing its fruits and leaves to extract oil. The herb is also traditionally used to treat diarrhea, alopecia, wounds, and eczema. The Pare people of Tanzania also use oil extracts from the herb to treat skin infections.
Synonyms Top
Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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Melothria tomentosa | Cogn. | Monogr. Phan. 3: 614 (1881) |
Melothria abyssinica | Naud. | Bull. Soc. Tosc. Ortic. 18: 13 (1893) |
Melothria ciprianii | Pic.Serm. | Miss. Stud. Lago Tana 1: 259 (1951) |
Melothria pulchra | Buscal. & Muschl. | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 497 (1913) |
Melothria scrobiculata | Cogn. | Monogr. Phan. 3: 605 (1881) |
Melothria membranifolia | Cogn. ex Schinz | Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 420 (1895) |
Melothria louisii | Robyns | Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 17: 96 (1943) |
Melothria mannii | Cogn. | Monogr. Phan. 3: 617 (1881) |
Melothria longepedunculata | Cogn. | Monogr. Phan. 3: 612 (1881) |
Pilogyne membranacea | Schrad. | Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. : 278 (1836) |
Pilogyne ecklonii | Schrad. | Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. : 278 (1836) |
Pilogyne dilatata | Schrad. | Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. : 278 (1836) |
Pilogyne cuspidata | Schrad. | Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. : 278 (1836) |
Pilogyne punctata | Hort.Dammann | Wiener Ill. Gart.-Zeitung 14: 459 (1889) |
Pilogyne affinis | Schrad. | Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. : 278 (1836) |
Pilogyne setosa | Regel | Cat. Pl. Hort. Aksakov. : 111 (1860) |
Pilogyne tenuifolia | Schrad. | Linnaea 12: 412 (1838) |
Pilogyne suavis | Schrad. | Index Seminum (GOET, Gottingensis) 1835: 5 (1835) |
Zehneria affinis | Endl. ex Walp. | Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 196 (1843) |
Zehneria cordata | Sond. | Fl. Cap. 2: 486 (1862) |
Zehneria cordifolia | Schweinf. ex Broun & R.E.Massey | Fl. Sudan : 103 (1929) |
Zehneria exasperata | Miq. | Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 655 (1856) |
Zehneria cuspidata | Endl. ex Walp. | Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 196 (1843) |
Zehneria deltoidea | Hook.f. | Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 2: 560. 1871 |
Zehneria dilatata | Endl. ex Walp. | Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 196 (1843) |
Zehneria ecklonis | Endl. ex Walp. | Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 196 (1843) |
Zehneria perpusilla | (Blume) Bole & M.R.Almeida | J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 79: 315 (1982 publ. 1983) |
Zehneria membranacea | Endl. ex Walp. | Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 196 (1843) |
Zehneria longepedunculata | A.Rich. | Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 287 (1848) |
Zehneria scrobiculata | Hochst. ex A.Rich. | Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 287 (1848) |
Zehneria suavis | (Schrad.) Endl. | Cat. Hort. Vindob. 2: 279 (1842) |
Bryonia angulata | Thunb. | Prodr. Pl. Cap. : 13 (1794) |
Bryonia cordata | Thunb. | Fl. Cap. 1: 149 (1811) |
Bryonia dentata | E.Mey. | Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Dokum. : 169 (1844) |
Bryonia perpusilla | Blume | Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 926 (1826) |
Bryonia punctata | Thunb. | Prodr. Pl. Cap. 1: 13. 1794 |
Bryonia scabra | L.f. | Suppl. Pl. : 423 (1782) |
Bryonia scabra | Thunb. | Prodr. Pl. Cap. 13 1794 |
Bryonia scabrata | Blume | Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 923 (1826) |
Bryonia scrobiculata | Hochst. ex A.Rich. | Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 287. [1847 or Feb 1848] |
Bryonia stipulacea var. perpusilla | (Blume) Ser. | Prodr. 3: 307 1828 |
Bryonia thunbergiana | Dietr. ex Steud. | Nomencl. Bot. 1: 123 (1821) |
Cucurbita perpusilla | Blume | Catalogus : 105 (1823) |
Cucurbita scabra | Blume | Catalogus : 105 (1823) |
Pilogyne perpusilla | (Blume) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes | Reinwardtia 12: 410 (2009) |
Pilogyne scabra | (L.f.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes | Blumea 55: 294 (2010) |
Melothria perpusilla | Cogn. | Monogr. Phan. 3: 607 (1881) |
Melothria cordata | Cogn. | Monogr. Phan. 3: 613 (1881) |
Melothria punctata | Cogn. | Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 3: 615. 1881 [Jun 1881] |
Common names Top
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Chinese | 粗糙马㼎儿 |
Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top
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Zehneria scabra subsp. argyrea | (Zimm.) C.Jeffrey | Kew Bull. 30: 483 (1975) |
Varieties (abbr. var.) Top
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Zehneria scabra var. chirindensis | C.Jeffrey | Kew Bull. 30: 484 (1975) |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Africa click to expand
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East Tropical Africa
- Kenya
- Tanzania
- Uganda
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Northeast Tropical Africa
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Somalia
- Sudan
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South Tropical Africa
- Angola
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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Southern Africa
- Cape Provinces
- Free State
- Kwazulu-Natal
- Lesotho
- Northern Provinces
- Swaziland
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West Tropical Africa
- Benin
- Burkina
- Ivory Coast
- Liberia
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West-central Tropical Africa
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Congo
- Gulf Of Guinea Islands
- Rwanda
- Zaïre
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East Tropical Africa
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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Arabian Peninsula
- Saudi Arabia
- Yemen
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Arabian Peninsula
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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Indian Subcontinent
- Assam
- Bangladesh
- East Himalaya
- India
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Malesia
- Jawa
- Lesser Sunda Islands
- Philippines
- Sulawesi
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Indian Subcontinent
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!Database | ID/link to page |
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World Flora Online | wfo-0000430227 |
Tropicos | 9200878 |
KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:294481-1 |
The Plant List | kew-2470590 |
Open Tree Of Life | 691707 |
Observations.org | 159781 |
NCBI Taxonomy | 378900 |
IPNI | 294481-1 |
iNaturalist | 607043 |
GBIF | 7317735 |
EPPO | ZEHSC |
Elurikkus | 587823 |
USDA GRIN | 459578 |
Wikipedia | Zehneria_scabra |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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