Taxon:  Echinopepon wrightii (A. Gray) S. Watson



Summary
Genus:
Echinopepon
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Sicyoeae
Nomen number:
459353
Place of publication:
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 14:158.  1887
Verified:
06/08/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Elaterium wrightii A. Gray

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Echinocystis paniculata Cogn.
Echinopepon paniculatus (Cogn.) Dieterle

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:268.
  2. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoZacatecas Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:268.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexico Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoCampeche Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:268.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:268.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoColima McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:268.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:268.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaChiquimula Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:268.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaHuehuetenango Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:268.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaJalapa Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:268.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaPetén Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:268.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Zacatecas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán de Ocampo, Oaxaca]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Guatemala [Chiquimula, Huehuetenango, Jalapa, Petén], Honduras, Nicaragua

Reference(s)
  1. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  2. Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:268.
  3. Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:268.
  4. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  5. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
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=459353. Accessed 1 November 2026.