Taxon:  Cucumis maderaspatanus L.



Summary
Genus:
Cucumis
Subgenus:
Cucumis
Section:
Cucumis
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
12563
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:1012.  1753
Verified:
06/26/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Melothria maderaspatana (L.) Cogn.
Mukia maderaspatana (L.) M. Roem.
Mukia maderaspatana (L.) M. Roem. var. maderaspatana

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Bryonia cordifolia L.
Bryonia scabrella L.
Coccinia cordifolia (L.) Cogn.
Mukia scabrella (L.) Arn.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. De Wilde, W. J. J. O. & B. E. E. Duyfjes. 2006. Mukia Arn. (Cucurbitaceae) in Asia, in particular in Thailand. Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 34:38-52. Note: as Mukia maderaspatana
  3. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: online edition
  4. Jarvis, C. et al. Linnaean plant name typification project (on-line resource). Note: type from India
  5. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  6. Renner, S. S. & A. K. Pandey. 2013. The Cucurbitaceae of India: accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20:66.
  7. Schaefer, H. 2007. Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) must include Cucumella, Dicoelospermum, Mukia, Myrmecosicyos, and Oreosyce: a recircumscription based on nuclear and plastid DNA data. Blumea 52:167.
  8. Sebastian, P. et al. 2010. Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) and melon (C. melo) have numerous wild relatives in Asia and Australia, and the sister species of melon is from Australia. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 107:14269-14273.
  9. Telford, I. R. H. et al. 2011. Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) in Australia and eastern Malesia, including newsly recognized species and the sister species to C. melo. Syst. Bot. 36:376-389. Note: it recognized Cucumis althaeoides, C. argenteus, and C. costatus previously considered "Mukia maderaspatana" auct., and mentioning C. maderaspatanus as a n Indian species
  10. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: as Mukia maderaspatana
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Swedishsträv mukreva  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya   
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania incl. Zanzibar 
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda   
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad   
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia   
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan   
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola   
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi   
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique   
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia   
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe   
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaTransvaal  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBenin   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBurkina Faso   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGambia   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNiger   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo   
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon   
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCentral African Republic   
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCongo   
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo   
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar   
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius   
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: as Mukia maderaspatana
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: as Mukia maderaspatana
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: as Mukia maderaspatana
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: as Mukia maderaspatana
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  Renner, S. S. & A. K. Pandey. 2013. The Cucurbitaceae of India: accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20:66.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Jarvis, C. et al. Linnaean plant name typification project (on-line resource). Note: type from India
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Renner, S. S. & A. K. Pandey. 2013. The Cucurbitaceae of India: accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20:66.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Waldsteinia ternata (Stephan) Fritsch
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Waldsteinia ternata (Stephan) Fritsch
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Waldsteinia ternata (Stephan) Fritsch
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  De Wilde, W. J. J. O. & B. E. E. Duyfjes. 2006. Mukia Arn. (Cucurbitaceae) in Asia, in particular in Thailand. Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 34:38-52. Note: as Mukia maderaspatana
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam   
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia   
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Waldsteinia ternata (Stephan) Fritsch
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Waldsteinia ternata (Stephan) Fritsch
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Waldsteinia ternata (Stephan) Fritsch
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaWestern Australia Telford, I. R. H. et al. 2011. Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) in Australia and eastern Malesia, including newsly recognized species and the sister species to C. melo. Syst. Bot. 36:376-389. Note: it recognized Cucumis althaeoides, C. argenteus, and C. costatus previously considered "Mukia maderaspatana" auct., and mentioning C. maderaspatanus as a n Indian species
5UncertainAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territory Telford, I. R. H. et al. 2011. Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) in Australia and eastern Malesia, including newsly recognized species and the sister species to C. melo. Syst. Bot. 36:376-389. Note: it recognized Cucumis althaeoides, C. argenteus, and C. costatus previously considered "Mukia maderaspatana" auct., and mentioning C. maderaspatanus as a n Indian species
5UncertainAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland Telford, I. R. H. et al. 2011. Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) in Australia and eastern Malesia, including newsly recognized species and the sister species to C. melo. Syst. Bot. 36:376-389. Note: it recognized Cucumis althaeoides, C. argenteus, and C. costatus previously considered "Mukia maderaspatana" auct., and mentioning C. maderaspatanus as a n Indian species
5UncertainAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaSouth Australia Telford, I. R. H. et al. 2011. Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) in Australia and eastern Malesia, including newsly recognized species and the sister species to C. melo. Syst. Bot. 36:376-389. Note: it recognized Cucumis althaeoides, C. argenteus, and C. costatus previously considered "Mukia maderaspatana" auct., and mentioning C. maderaspatanus as a n Indian species
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan, Chad
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania (incl. Zanzibar), Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Central African Republic, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte D'Ivoire, Guinea, Gambia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar, Mauritius
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Western Australia]
Uncertain
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland, South Australia, Northern Territory]

Reference(s)
  1. De Wilde, W. J. J. O. & B. E. E. Duyfjes. 2006. Mukia Arn. (Cucurbitaceae) in Asia, in particular in Thailand. Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 34:38-52. Note: as Mukia maderaspatana
  2. Jarvis, C. et al. Linnaean plant name typification project (on-line resource). Note: type from India
  3. Renner, S. S. & A. K. Pandey. 2013. The Cucurbitaceae of India: accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20:66.
  4. Telford, I. R. H. et al. 2011. Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) in Australia and eastern Malesia, including newsly recognized species and the sister species to C. melo. Syst. Bot. 36:376-389. Note: it recognized Cucumis althaeoides, C. argenteus, and C. costatus previously considered "Mukia maderaspatana" auct., and mentioning C. maderaspatanus as a n Indian species
  5. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Waldsteinia ternata (Stephan) Fritsch
  6. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: as Mukia maderaspatana
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed as Mukia maderaspatanaHolm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds Note: = Melothria maderaspatana (L.) Cogn.
Weed of unknown importance in Ghana & Australia, as Mukia maderaspatanaLazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia Note: as Mukia maderaspatana
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=12563. Accessed 17 April 2026.