''Hemsleya'' is a genus of
flowering plants belonging to the family
Cucurbitaceae.
Its native range is
Eastern Himalayas to southern China and
Papuasia. It is native to the countries of
Assam (in India),
Bismarck Archipelago
The Bismarck Archipelago (, ) is a group of islands off the northeastern coast of New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean and is part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. Its area is about 50,000 square km.
History
The first inhabitants o ...
(island group, part of
Papua New Guinea), China,
East Himalayas
]
The Eastern Himalayas extend from eastern Nepal across Northeast India, Bhutan, the Tibet Autonomous Region to Yunnan in China and northern Myanmar. The climate of this region is influenced by the monsoon of South Asia from June to September. It ...
,
Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Thailand and Vietnam.
The genus name of ''Hemsleya'' is in honour of
William Hemsley (1843–1924), an English botanist.
It was first described and published in
J. Linn. Soc.
''J. The Jewish News of Northern California'', formerly known as ''Jweekly'', is a weekly print newspaper in Northern California, with its online edition updated daily. It is owned and operated by San Francisco Jewish Community Publications In ...
, Bot. Vol.23 on page 490 in 1888.
Knowns species
According to Kew:
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Hemsleya amabilis
''Hemsleya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.
Its native range is Eastern Himalayas to southern China and Papuasia. It is native to the countries of Assam (in India), Bismarck Archipelago (island group, part ...
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Hemsleya carnosiflora
''Hemsleya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.
Its native range is Eastern Himalayas to southern China and Papuasia. It is native to the countries of Assam (in India), Bismarck Archipelago (island group, part ...
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Hemsleya chengyihana
''Hemsleya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.
Its native range is Eastern Himalayas to southern China and Papuasia. It is native to the countries of Assam (in India), Bismarck Archipelago (island group, ...
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Hemsleya chinensis
''Hemsleya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.
Its native range is Eastern Himalayas to southern China and Papuasia. It is native to the countries of Assam (in India), Bismarck Archipelago (island group, ...
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Hemsleya cirromitrata
''Hemsleya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.
Its native range is Eastern Himalayas to southern China and Papuasia. It is native to the countries of Assam (in India), Bismarck Archipelago (island group, part ...
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Hemsleya delavayi
''Hemsleya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.
Its native range is Eastern Himalayas to southern China and Papuasia. It is native to the countries of Assam (in India), Bismarck Archipelago (island group, ...
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Hemsleya dipteriga
''Hemsleya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.
Its native range is Eastern Himalayas to southern China and Papuasia. It is native to the countries of Assam (in India), Bismarck Archipelago (island group, part ...
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Hemsleya dolichocarpa''
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Hemsleya dulongjiangensis
''Hemsleya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.
Its native range is Eastern Himalayas to southern China and Papuasia. It is native to the countries of Assam (in India), Bismarck Archipelago (island group, ...
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Hemsleya ellipsoidea
''Hemsleya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.
Its native range is Eastern Himalayas to southern China and Papuasia. It is native to the countries of Assam (in India), Bismarck Archipelago (island group, ...
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Hemsleya emeiensis
''Hemsleya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.
Its native range is Eastern Himalayas to southern China and Papuasia. It is native to the countries of Assam (in India), Bismarck Archipelago (island group, ...
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Hemsleya endecaphylla''
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Hemsleya gigantha''
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Hemsleya graciliflora''
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Hemsleya kunmingensis''
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Hemsleya lijiangensis''
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Hemsleya macrocarpa''
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Hemsleya macrosperma''
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Hemsleya mitrata''
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Hemsleya panacis-scandens''
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Hemsleya panlongqi''
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Hemsleya peekelii
''Hemsleya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.
Its native range is Eastern Himalayas to southern China and Papuasia. It is native to the countries of Assam (in India), Bismarck Archipelago (island group, part ...
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Hemsleya pengxianensis
''Hemsleya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.
Its native range is Eastern Himalayas to southern China and Papuasia. It is native to the countries of Assam (in India), Bismarck Archipelago (island group, ...
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*''Hemsleya sphaerocarpa''
*''Hemsleya turbinata''
*''Hemsleya zhejiangensis''
References
Other sources
* Li, D. Z. 1993. Systematics and evolution of Hemsleya (Cucurbitaceae). Yunnan Science & Technology Press. 1-126. Note: accepts
* Schaefer, H. & S. S. Renner. 2011. Phylogenetic relationships in the order Cucurbitales and a new classification of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae). Taxon 60:122-138. Note: accepts
* Schaefer, H. et al. 2009. Gourds afloat: a dated phylogeny reveals an Asian origin of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) and numerous oversea dispersal events. Proc. Roy. Soc. Biol. Sci. Ser. B 276:847. Note: should be included in Gomphogyne
{{Taxonbar, from=Q9002874
Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbitaceae genera
Plants described in 1888
Flora of Eastern Asia