Accession Data
Dendrosicyos socotranus
Common Name: Cucumber Tree
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Country of Origin: Socotra
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 areas it is relatively abundant. There are a few trees on the island of Samha, but none on Darsa or Abd al-Kuri.
Accession Data
Accession #: 199700044
Accession Date: 1997-07-29 00:00:00
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 2208
Quantity: 1
Source: Tim Metcalf - UC-Davis
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: eurosids I
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Tribe: Coniandreae
References
- Miller, A. 2004. Dendrosicyos socotrana. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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