Checklist: Cucurbitaceae

CUCURBITACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of species, generated from the database, which are known to have been cultivated in Caprivi.

To go to the main family page, click on the family name above.

Cucumis hirsutus

Literature:   
Jeffrey, C. (1978) Cucurbitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4   
Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975) Cucurbitaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles  
 
Names
 
8598.000 CITRULLUS Schrad. ex Eckl. & Zeyh.
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
Citrullus vulgaris Eckl. & Zeyh.
Colocynthis citrullus (L.) Kuntze
Cucurbita citrullus L.
Momordica lanata Thunb.
 
8599.000 CUCUMIS L.
CUCUMELLA Chiov.  
MUKIA Arn.  

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Caprivi: Cultivated plants checklist: Cucurbitaceae.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-cult-checklist.php?family_id=65, retrieved 5 December 2025

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