Melothria pendula L. (Cucurbitaceae): first report from Java and range extension in Sumatra, Indonesia

By

Husaini, Iin Pertiwi A.
Widjaya, Aulia Hasan
Saripudin, Saripudin
Yuliyanto, Ponco
Latifah, Dian
Irsyam, Arifin Surya Dwipa
Rosleine, Dian
Hariri, Muhammad R.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-4-18

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

20

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

553--558

Subjects

Alien plant , Benincaseae , Malesia , Naturalized , wild cucumber

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/20.2.553

 

Abstract

Melothria L. (Cucurbitaceae) is a Neotropical genus of wild cucumber comprising 12 species. The only species that occurs in Malesia is M. pendula L., which has been recorded in Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, mainland Sumatra, the Philippines, Sulawesi, and Bali. During our botanical excursions in Bangka and West Java from 2020 to 2022, we discovered naturalized populations of M. pendula. Our findings reveal that M. pendula has an extensive distribution in Sumatra and is a newly recorded wild cucumber in Java. We present a morphological description, photographs, and a brief discussion.