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Accession Data:

Xerosicyos perrieri Humbert

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Cucurbitaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Madagascar

  • USDA Zone: 10b-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201700059
  • Source: Ken Mosher
  • Accession Date: 07-26-2017
  • Bench: 2203 - XER:Spiny Thicket/Socotra/S Africa
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 03-19-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosids I
  • Order: Cucurbitales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Cucurbitaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe: Zanonieae
  • SubTribe:

References (internal):

  • Endemism (endemic)
  • Dioecious species in the EEB Greenhouse Collection
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Madagascar

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, July 27, 2017.
  2. Xerosicyos perrieri at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Thursday, July 27, 2017.
  3. Xerosicyos perrieri at African Plant Database. Last accessed on Thursday, July 27, 2017.

data regenerated on Sat, 19 Apr 2025 12:21:03 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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  • Marah macrocarpus W/C

Subfamily
Tribe Zanonieae

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W/C = Wild Collected
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