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WoRMS taxon details

Melothria pendula Linnaeus, 1753

AphiaID

418687 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:418687)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Melothria

Original name

Melothria pendula Linnaeus, 1753

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol 1. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358012 [details]

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2025). Melothria pendula Linnaeus, 1753. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=418687 on 2025-12-29

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-10-06 12:38:14Z

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Nomenclature

original description Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol 1. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358012 [details]

basis of record Les, D. H., R. R. Haynes, and A. Novelo-Retana. 2009. Plants (Embryophyta) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 261–284 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]

Other

additional source Adlerz, W. C. (1972). Melothria pendula Plants Infected with Watermelon Mosaic Virus 1 as a Source of Inoculum for Cucurbits in Collier County, Florida. <em>Journal of Economic Entomology.</em> 65(5): 1303-1306., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/65.5.1303 [details] Available for editors