CUCURBITACEAE

Baksh-Comeau, Yasmin S., Maharaj, Shobha S., Adams, Dennis, Harris, Stephen A., Filer, Denis L. & Hawthorne, William D., 2016, An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical ‘ hotspots’, Phytotaxa 250 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

CUCURBITACEAE

Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn., Monogr. Phan. 3: 513 (1881) Exotic.

Cayaponia crugeri (Naudin) Cogn., Monogr. Phan. 3: 778 (1881) Syn: Trianosperma cruegeri Naudin Habit : Climber. Habitat: Forest margins. IUCN: NE. Star: BU. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Caroni, Crueger s.n.

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(TRIN 380), [Finlay s.n.] (TRIN 2109). Global range: Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Cayaponia racemosa (Mill.) Cogn. , in A.DC., Monog. Phan. 3: 768 (1881) Syn: Cionandra racemosa (Mill.) Griseb. Habit : Climber. Habitat: Open places in forest districts and climbing over roadside trees. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: E. Coast; TRINIDAD: Catshill-Basse Terre; Tabaquite-Brickfield. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 4: 3% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 3% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Rockley Vale, Broadway 4876 (TRIN); Castara, Sandwith & Cheesman s.n. (TRIN 13212); French Hill, Sandwith 1695 (K); Moriah, Sandwith 1829 (K); Barbados Bay, Philcox 7031 (K). TRINIDAD: Caroni, Crueger 48 (K); Lopinot Road, Broadway 6730 (TRIN); Aripo Heights, Broadway s.n. (TRIN 9810). Global range: Bahamas, Greater Antilles, Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, United States (Florida), Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil.

Cayaponia triangularis (Cogn.) Cogn. & C.DC., Monogr. Phan. 3: 774 (1881) Syn: Cayaponia subsessilis (Cogn.) Sandwith & Cheesman ; Melothria subsessilis Cogn. Habit : Climber. Habitat: Thickets in low-lying wet places. IUCN: NE. Star: BU. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Chaguanas-Couva; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura. RBS Vegetation Classes: Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 7: 10% RBS samples); Swamp/marsh (Vegnum 11: 8% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Caroni, [Crueger s.n.] (TRIN 377); Chaguanas, [Finlay s.n.] (TRIN 2104); Piarco, Cheesman s.n. (TRIN 13251, TRIN 13252); Carapo, Adams 14377 (TRIN); Arena Reserve, Cheesman s.n. (TRIN 13164); Nariva Swamp, Adams 14238 (TRIN). Global range: Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil.

Ceratosanthes palmata (L.) Urban, Fedde, Repert.15: 323 (1918) Syn: Ceratosanthes corniculata (Lam.) Cogn. ; Ceratosanthes tuberosa J.F.Gmel. ; Trichosanthes palmata L. Habit : Climber. Habitat: Hillside woodlands and semideciduous forests. IUCN: NE. Star: GD. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Chacachacare, Broadway 3153 (TRIN), Britton et al. 2678 (TRIN 10384); Monos Island, sine coll. (TRIN 7571). Global range: Lesser Antilles, Netherlands Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas.

Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai, Cat. Sem. et Spor. Hort. Bot. Univ. Imp. Tokyo 30, no. 854 (1916) Syn: Citrullus citrullus (L.) Karst. Exotic.

Coccinia grandis (L.) J.Voigt, Hort. Suburb. Calcutta 59 (1845) Common Name: Ivy Gourd, Parwar. Exotic.

Cucumis anguria L., Sp. Pl. 1011 (1753) Common Name: Kakri. Exotic.

Cucumis melo L., Sp. Pl. 1011 (1753) Exotic.

Cucumis sativus L., Sp. Pl. 1012 (1753) Exotic.

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne, Essai, Hist. Nat. Courges 7, 12 (1786) Exotic.

Cucurbita moschata Duchesne, Essai, Hist. Nat. Courges 7, 15 (1786) Exotic.

Cucurbita pepo L., Sp. Pl. 1010 (1753) Common Name: Courba, Giraumon, Pumpkin. Exotic.

Doyerea emetocathartica Grosourdy, Med. Bot. Criollo 2: 338 (1864) Syn: Corallocarpus emetocatharticus (Grosourdy) Cogn. Habit : Herb. Habitat: Rocky hillsides. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Gasparee Island, Britton & Coker 551 (NY). Global range: Greater Antilles, Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela.

Fevillea cordifolia L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1013 (1753) Common name: Contraveneno, Hunter Nut, Say Qua, Secua, Sequa. Habit: Climber. Habitat: Evergreen lowland forests, along rivers and streams. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Cunapo Southern Road, Hay Trace, Johnson 95 (BM, TRIN). Global range: Cayman Islands, Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Gurania lobata (L.) Pruski, Brittonia 51: 329 (1999) Syn: Anguria spinulosa Poepp. & Endl. ; Gurania spinulosa

CHECKLIST TO VASCULAR PLANTS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Phytotaxa 250 (1) © 2016 Magnolia Press • 165 (Poepp. & Endl.) Cogn. Common name: Estralog. Habit: Climber. Habitat: Forest understorey and among low shrubs in thickets. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R.; Scarborough-Plymouth; TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Biche-Poole; Brasso Seco; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Longdenville-Talparo; Maracas-Tucuche; NW Peninsular Corner; North Central Coast; Rampanalgas-Toco; Rio Claro-Mayaro; SW Erin-Guapo; San Fernando; Tabaquite-Brickfield; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 13% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 16% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 11% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 11% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 8: 20% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Adams 11320 (TRIN); Aripo Heights, Philcox et al. 7410 (TRIN); Melajo Forest Reserve, Adams 14054 (TRIN); Between Mora Forest and Sangre Grande , Philcox & Phillips 8350 (K). Global range: Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl., Publ. Field Columbian Mus. [Nat. Hist.], Bot. ser. 3: 435 (1930) Common Name: Gouge, Gourd, Lauki. Exotic.

Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb., Hort. Beng. 70 (1814) Common Name: Chinese Ochro, Jhingi, Satputia, Torchon. Exotic.

Luffa cylindrica Roem., Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 63 (1846) Syn: Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. Common Name : Nenwa, Torchon. Exotic.

Luffa sepium (G.Mey.) C.Jeffrey, Kew Bull. 47: 742 (1992) Habit: Climber. Habitat: Margin of thickets in swampy areas. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Nariva swamp, Adams 14237 (TRIN). Global range: Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru.

Melothria pendula L., Sp. Pl. 1: 35 (1753) Syn: Melothria fluminensis Gardner ; Melothria guadalupensi s (Spreng.) Cogn.; Melothria pervaga Griseb. Common name: Creeping Cucumber, Cucum Sauvage, Wild Cucumber. Habit: Climber. Habitat: Hedges and thickets. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: Scarborough-Plymouth; TRINIDAD: Caroni; Chaguanas-Couva; Princes Town; San Fernando; Southern Watershed. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 5: 11% RBS samples); Swamp/ marsh (Vegnum 11: 31% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Back Hill, above Charlotteville, Sandwith 1666 (K); Roxborough to Main Ridge Road, Clement & Ryves 287 (BM). TRINIDAD: Woodbrook, Broadway s.n. (BM); Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, 8 m. p., Philcox & Phillips 8330 (K). Global range: Widespread in subtropical and tropical Americas and the Caribbean.

Melothria trilobata Cogn., Fl. Bras. 6: 26 (1878) Habit: Climber. Habitat: Thickets and forest banks. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Aripo Road, near 4.75 m.p., Broadway 6801 (BM); Siparia Quarry, Britton & Broadway 2805 (NY). Global range: Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia.

Momordica charantia L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1009 (1753) Common Name: Bhankaraile, Wild Karile. Exotic.

Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. (ed. 16) 3: 14 (1826) Exotic.

Neoalsomitra sarcophylla (Wall.) J.B.Hutchinson, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) ser. 2, 6: 100 (1942) Exotic.

Posadaea sphaerocarpa Cogn., Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Belgique ser. 3, 20: 477 (1890) Common name: Kakri. Habit: Climber. Habitat: Evergreen lowland forests and thickets. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Without locality Baker s.n. (TRIN 15060). Global range: Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Psiguria triphylla (Miq.) C.Jeffrey, Kew Bull. 33: 353 (1978) Syn: Anguria elliptica Britton ; Anguria triphylla Miq. Habit : Climber. Habitat: Forests in wet or moist districts, in hill forests and roadside thickets. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arena-Cumuto; Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Biche-Poole; Brasso Seco; Cumaca; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Guanapo-Chaguaramal; Longdenville-Talparo; Rampanalgas-Toco; Rio Claro-Mayaro; SW Erin-Guapo; Trinity Hills. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 25% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 17% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 4% RBS samples);

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Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 14% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Morne Catherine, Adams 14609 (TRIN); Arima, Britton & Britton 2084 (K, NY); Melajo Forest Reserve, Adams 14052 (TRIN). Global range: Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Psiguria umbrosa (Kunth) C.Jeffrey, Kew Bull. 33: 353 (1978) Syn: Anguria umbrosa Kunth Habit : Climber. Habitat: Moist shaded places; climbing over bushes by rivers and in disturbed forested areas. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: E Coast; Little Tobago-St.Giles; SW Coastal; Scarborough-Plymouth; TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Biche-Poole; Catshill-Basse Terre; Central Range; Cumaca; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Longdenville-Talparo; Maracas-Tucuche; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura; NW Peninsular Corner; Nariva; North Central Coast; Point Radix; Princes Town; Rio Claro-Mayaro; San Fernando; Southern Watershed; Tabaquite-Brickfield; Trinity Hills; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 11% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 22% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 56% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 6: 20% RBS samples; Vegnum 7: 20% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 14% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Great Dog River valley, Sandwith 1748 (K). TRINIDAD: Chacachacare, Hart s.n. (TRIN 4742); Ortinola, Adams 14552 (TRIN). Global range: Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil.

Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw., Fl. Ind. Occ. 2: 1150 (1800) Common Name: Christophene. Exotic.

Sicana trinitensis R.O.Williams, Fl. Trinidad & Tobago 1: 447 (1940) Habit: Climber. Habitat: Thickets. IUCN: EN. Star: BK. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Catshill-Basse Terre; Princes Town. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 4: 1% RBS samples); Swamp/marsh (Vegnum 11: 8% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Lopinot Road, Cheesman s.n. (TRIN 13315); Caurita Valley, Baksh s.n. (TRIN). Global range: Apparently endemic to Trinidad. However, a single fruit of the species has been reported from Venezuela (Fl. Venez. Guayana 4: 432).

Trichosanthes cucumerina L., Sp. Pl. 1008 (1753) Syn: Trichosanthes cucumerina L. var. anguina (L.) Haines Common Name: Chichinda, Coolie Kitchender, Kichinda. Exotic.