Taxon:  Echinopepon racemosus (Steud.) C. Jeffrey



Summary
Genus:
Echinopepon
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Sicyoeae
Nomen number:
314220
Place of publication:
Kew Bull. 33:357.  1978
Verified:
12/02/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Momordica racemosa Steud.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. CONABIO. Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad en Mexico. Sistema Integrado de Información Taxonómica (SIIT) (on-line resource).
  2. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: doubts South American complex of Echinopepon racemosus is applicable to Mexican plants
  3. Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:263.
  4. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: = Echinopepon horridus Naudin
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoChihuahua McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: doubts South American complex of Echinopepon racemosus is applicable to Mexican plants
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: doubts South American complex of Echinopepon racemosus is applicable to Mexican plants
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuanajuato McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: doubts South American complex of Echinopepon racemosus is applicable to Mexican plants
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: doubts South American complex of Echinopepon racemosus is applicable to Mexican plants
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: doubts South American complex of Echinopepon racemosus is applicable to Mexican plants
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: doubts South American complex of Echinopepon racemosus is applicable to Mexican plants
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: doubts South American complex of Echinopepon racemosus is applicable to Mexican plants
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: doubts South American complex of Echinopepon racemosus is applicable to Mexican plants
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: doubts South American complex of Echinopepon racemosus is applicable to Mexican plants
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: doubts South American complex of Echinopepon racemosus is applicable to Mexican plants
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:263.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:263.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:263.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:263.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:263.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:263.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:263.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:263.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:263.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:263.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:263.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:263.
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Jalisco, México, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Salta]

Reference(s)
  1. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: doubts South American complex of Echinopepon racemosus is applicable to Mexican plants
  2. Monro, A. K. & P. J. Stafford. 1998. A synopsis of the genus Echinopepon (Cucurbitaceae: Sicyeae), including three new taxa. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:263.
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=314220. Accessed 12 May 2026.