CucurbitaceaeSubfamily Cucurbitoideae
Tribe Benincaseae
Subfamily Cucurbitoideae
Tribe Cucurbiteae
Subfamily Cucurbitoideae
Tribe Cyclanthereae
Subfamily Cucurbitoideae
Tribe Joliffieae
Subfamily Cucurbitoideae
Tribe Melothrieae
Subfamily Cucurbitoideae
Tribe Sicyeae
Subfamily Cucurbitoideae
Tribe Trichosantheae
Subfamily Zanonioideae
Tribe Zanonieae
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Dendrosicyos socotranus Balf.f.
- Common Name: Cucumber Tree
- Family: Cucurbitaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Socotra
- Habitat: succulent shrubland on limestone; less common on igneous rocks
- Description: Dendrosicyos socotranus is a monotypic, endemic genus, and perhaps the best example of the swollen-trunked bottle-trees for which Soqotra is famous. On Soqotra it is widely distributed in several vegetation types but has a rather fragmented distribution; over large areas there are only isolated trees or small, relict populations, whilst in other ares it is relatively abundant. There are a few trees on the island of Samha, but none on Darsa or Abd al-Kuri.
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Accession Data:- Accession # 199700044
- Source: Tim Metcalf - UC-Davis
- Accession Date: 07-29-1997
- Bench: 6605 - BPB:6600:Bench 5
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 11-15-2011
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eurosids I
- Order: Cucurbitales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Cucurbitaceae
- SubFamily: Cucurbitoideae
- Tribe: Melothrieae
- SubTribe: Dendrosicyinae
References:
- Miller, A. 2004. Dendrosicyos socotrana. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. . Downloaded on 27 March 2009.
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