Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis

Cucumis baladensis Thulin

First published in Nordic J. Bot. 11: 541 (1991)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Type
S2, 16 km N of Muqdisho along road to Balcad (Balad), Thulin, Hedrén & Abdi Dahir 7464 (UPS holo., FT K MOG iso.)
Morphology General Habit
Perennial herb, with trailing stems from a fleshy rootstock; stems with short spreading hairs
Morphology Leaves
Leaf-blade broadly ovate or suborbicular in outline, 2–6 x 2–5.5 cm, deeply (3–)5-lobed, hirsute with spreading to subappressed hairs; petiole 1–8 cm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Dioecious
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Hypanthium
Hypanthium 5–8 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 2.5–3.2 mm long, filiform
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals yellow, 12–23 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Female flowers solitary Male flowers solitary
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
Pedicels 11–15 mm long Pedicels 10–20 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary ellipsoid, 8–10 mm long, pubescent with stiff, somewhat broad-based hairs
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
Perianth similar to that in male flowers
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit subglobose, c. 35 x 30 mm, green with darker markings, practically smooth, with scattered very obscure tubercles, glabrescent; stalk c. 20 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds elliptic, c. 6.5 x 3.5 mm.
Distribution
S2 not known elsewhere.
Ecology
Altitude range 100–150 m.
[FSOM]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0