Taxon:  Coccinia adoensis (A. Rich.) Cogn.



Summary
Genus:
Coccinia
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
459263
Place of publication:
A. L. P. P. de Candolle & A. C. de Candolle, Monogr. phan. 3:538.  1881
Verified:
08/13/2015 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Coccinia adoensis (A. Rich.) Cogn. var. adoensis (0 active accession[s])
Coccinia adoensis (A. Rich.) Cogn. var. aurantiaca (C. Jeffrey) Holstein (0 active accession[s])
Coccinia adoensis (A. Rich.) Cogn. var. jeffreyi Holstein (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Momordica adoensis A. Rich.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flore du Cameroun.
  2. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  3. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  4. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  5. Holstein, N. 2015. Monograph of Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae). PhytoKeys 54:59-71.
  6. Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
  7. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flore du Cameroun.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  Holstein, N. 2015. Monograph of Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae). PhytoKeys 54:59-71.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaEswatini  Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia n.Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaFree Statee.Holstein, N. 2015. Monograph of Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae). PhytoKeys 54:59-71.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaGauteng Holstein, N. 2015. Monograph of Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae). PhytoKeys 54:59-71.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal Holstein, N. 2015. Monograph of Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae). PhytoKeys 54:59-71.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaLimpopo Holstein, N. 2015. Monograph of Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae). PhytoKeys 54:59-71.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaMpumalanga Holstein, N. 2015. Monograph of Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae). PhytoKeys 54:59-71.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaNorth-Weste.Holstein, N. 2015. Monograph of Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae). PhytoKeys 54:59-71.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaBurundi  Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flore du Cameroun.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCentral African Republic n.Holstein, N. 2015. Monograph of Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae). PhytoKeys 54:59-71.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaRwanda  Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
5UncertainAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola s. & e.?Holstein, N. 2015. Monograph of Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae). PhytoKeys 54:59-71.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Chad
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Central African Republic (n.), Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ghana, Nigeria
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Namibia (n.), Eswatini, South Africa [Free State (e.), Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West (e.)]
Uncertain
Africa
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola (s. & e.?)

Reference(s)
  1. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flore du Cameroun.
  2. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  3. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  4. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  5. Holstein, N. 2015. Monograph of Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae). PhytoKeys 54:59-71.
  6. Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
  7. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
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://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=459263. Accessed 31 October 2026.