Cucurbitaceae Juss.
Cucumis variabilis P.Sebastian & I.Telford
, legitimate, scientific
[Telford, I.R.H., Sebastian, P., Bruhl, J.J. & Renner, S.S. (2011), Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) in Australia and Eastern Malesia, including newly recognized species and sister species to C. melo. Systematic Botany 36(2)]:
388, Fig. 6, 7
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
AUSTRALIA. Western Australia: 46.5 km along North West Coastal Highway from Ashburton River bridge towards Carnarvon, 25 Apr. 1992, Telford 11578 (holo: PERTH!; iso: BRI!, CANB!, K!).
misapplication:
Mukia maderaspatana (L.) M.Roem.
legitimate
by [Telford, I.R.H. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1982), Cucurbitaceae. Flora of Australia 8]: 183-184, Fig. 40, Map 202
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Etymology:
"Latin variabilis (varying), in reference to the vegetative variability of the species."
[Biggs, L.J. & Parker, C.M. (21 November 2013), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2012. Nuytsia 23]:
504
[secondary reference]
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census]:
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APC
[secondary reference]
pro parte misapplication:
Mukia scabrella (L.) Arn.
legitimate
by [Hooker, J.D. (29 December 1859), Introductory Essay. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(11)]: xliv
pro parte misapplication:
Mukia scabrella (L.) Arn.
legitimate
by [Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3]: 321
pro parte misapplication:
Mukia scabrella (L.) Arn.
legitimate
by [Mueller, F.J.H. von (1881), Plants of North-Western Australia. Western Australia - Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council]: 17
pro parte misapplication:
Melothria maderaspatana (L.) Cogn.
legitimate
by [Anonymous (1883), Western Australia - Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council]: 15
pro parte misapplication:
Melothria maderaspatana (L.) Cogn.
legitimate
by [Mueller, F.J.H. von (1887), Plants collected in Capricornic Western Australia, by H.S. King. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 23]: 54
pro parte misapplication:
Melothria maderaspatana (L.) Cogn.
legitimate
by [Cogniaux, C.A. in Engler, H.G.A. (1916), Das Pflanzenreich 66]: 126
pro parte misapplication:
Mukia maderaspatana (L.) M.Roem.
legitimate
by [Telford, I.R.H. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1982), Cucurbitaceae. Flora of Australia 8]: 183-184, Fig. 40, Map 202
pro parte misapplication:
Cucumis maderaspatanus L.
legitimate
by [Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census]: -
[Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (31 March 2016), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2015. Nuytsia 27]:
11
[secondary reference]
misapplication:
Cucumis maderaspatanus L.
legitimate
by [Telford, I.R.H. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1982), Cucurbitaceae. Flora of Australia 8]: 183