Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach

huevo de tigre, hedgehog gourd, teasel gourd, tiger's egg

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Violales

Family
Cucurbitaceae

Genus
Cucumis

Species
dipsaceus

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Cucumis ambigua Fenzl ex Hook. f.; Momordica dasycarpa Hochst. ex A.Rich.

Taxon origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Invasive

Year of first record: 1977

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Adsersen, H. (s.a.) Field notes, 1974 and 1977 collections Charles darwin Research Station, unpublished Manuscript.
  • Lawesson, J.E. (s.a.) Pers. obs. field notes, collections 1985-7.
  • Chavez, J. (1993) Diagnostico de la Agricultura y la Ganader¡a en la Provincia de Galapagos. Tesis.
  • Clavijo, P. Valdebenito, H. & Hurtado, F. (1991) Plantas introducidas en las areas urbanas de las islas Galapagos. Typescript reports in files of Botany Dept.
  • Jaramillo, P. (1998) Distribución Espacial de la Vegetación Vascular y Dispersión de Especies Introducidas dentro del Parque Nacional Galápagos. Tesis de Doctorado en Biología, Universidad Central del Ecuador. Especialización ECOLOGIA DE POBLACIONES.
  • McMullen, C.K. (1999) Flowering plants of the Galapagos. Cornell University Press, Ithaca and London, 370 pp.
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
  • Wunderlin, R.P. (1978) Flora of Panama, Part IX. Family 182. Cucurbitaceae. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 65(1): 285–366.
  • Davidse, G. Sousa S.M., Knapp, S., & Chiang Cabrera, F. (2009) Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. Fl. Mesoamer. 4(1): 1-855.
  • Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
  • Lawesson, J.E. (1987) Plantas exóticas en las Islas Galápagos, un resumen. Memorias. Taller sobre investigación Botánica y manejo en Galápagos. Pg. 17-23.
  • Lawesson, J.E. Ortiz, L. (1987) Plantas Introducidas en las Islas Galápagos Memorias. Investigación Botánica y Manejo en Galápagos. Pg.224-235
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"Galapagos Species Database, Cucumis dipsaceus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=404. Accessed 26 April 2024.