The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences.

ABSTRACT: The most recent critical checklists of the Cucurbitaceae of India are 30 years old. Since then, botanical exploration, online availability of specimen images and taxonomic literature, and molecular-phylogenetic studies have led to modified taxon boundaries and geographic ranges. We present a checklist of the Cucurbitaceae of India that treats 400 relevant names and provides information on the collecting locations and herbaria for all types. We accept 94 species (10 of them endemic) in 31 genera. For accepted species, we provide their geographic distribution inside and outside India, links to online images of herbarium or living specimens, and information on publicly available DNA sequences to highlight gaps in the current understanding of Indian cucurbit diversity. Of the 94 species, 79% h

SUBMITTER: Renner SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3652411 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature