Zehneria scabra(L.f.) Sond.

WFO wfo-0000430227 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Zehneria scabra, photographed by Mahomed Desai
fig. a Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0 / 2020-11-23 / obs. 105594503
Zehneria scabra, photographed by Jeremy Gilmore
fig. b Jeremy Gilmore, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 109108516
Zehneria scabra, photographed by douglaseustonbrown
fig. c douglaseustonbrown, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 45728913
Zehneria scabra, photographed by Jimmy Whatmore
fig. d Jimmy Whatmore, CC0 1.0 / obs. 174090040
Zehneria scabra, photographed by Di Turner
fig. e Di Turner, CC0 1.0 / obs. 24351992
Zehneria scabra, photographed by Nicola van Berkel
fig. f Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 20241448
Zehneria scabra, photographed by Nicola van Berkel
fig. g Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 23220589
Zehneria scabra, photographed by Nicola van Berkel
fig. h Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 16012108

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Native range 38 botanical countries

Regions where Zehneria scabra is native: Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Congo, DR Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Philippines, Sulawesi AngolaBeninBurkinaBurundiCameroonCape ProvincesCongoDR CongoEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaFree StateGulf of Guinea Is.Ivory CoastKenyaKwaZulu-NatalLesothoLiberiaMalawiMozambiqueNorthern ProvincesRwandaSomaliaSudan-South SudanTanzaniaUgandaZambiaZimbabweSaudi ArabiaYemenAssamBangladeshEast HimalayaIndiaJawaLesser Sunda Is.PhilippinesSulawesi
Native distribution of Zehneria scabra, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Angola ANG AFRICA
Benin BEN
Burkina BKN
Burundi BUR
Cameroon CMN
Cape Provinces CPP
Congo CON
DR Congo ZAI
Eritrea ERI
Eswatini SWZ
Ethiopia ETH
Free State OFS
Gulf of Guinea Is. GGI
Ivory Coast IVO
Kenya KEN
KwaZulu-Natal NAT
Lesotho LES
Liberia LBR
Malawi MLW
Mozambique MOZ
Northern Provinces TVL
Rwanda RWA
Somalia SOM
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Uganda UGA
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM
Assam ASS ASIA-TROPICAL
Bangladesh BAN
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Jawa JAW
Lesser Sunda Is. LSI
Philippines PHI
Sulawesi SUL
Saudi Arabia SAU ASIA-TEMPERATE
Yemen YEM

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 51 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Bryonia angulata Thunb.
  • Bryonia cordata Thunb.
  • Bryonia dentata E.Mey.
  • Bryonia perpusilla Blume
  • Bryonia punctata Thunb.
  • Bryonia scabra L.f.
  • Bryonia scabra Thunb.
  • Bryonia scabrata Blume
  • Bryonia scrobiculata Hochst. ex A.Rich.
  • Bryonia stipulacea var. perpusilla (Blume) Ser.
  • Bryonia thunbergiana Dietr. ex Steud.
  • Cucurbita perpusilla Blume
  • Cucurbita scabra Blume
  • Melothria abyssinica Naud.
  • Melothria argyrea Zimm.
  • Melothria ciprianii Pic.Serm.
  • Melothria cordata (Thunb.) Cogn.
  • Melothria longepedunculata Cogn.
  • Melothria louisii Robyns
  • Melothria mannii Cogn.
  • Melothria membranifolia Cogn. ex Schinz
  • Melothria perpusilla Cogn.
  • Melothria pulchra Buscal. & Muschl.
  • Melothria punctata Cogn.

and 27 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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