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*Coccinia grandis (Linnaeus) Voigt. Common name: Ivy Gourd. Phenology: May-Nov. Habitat: Disturbed areas, escaped from cultivation. Distribution: Native of sub-Saharan Africa.

Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl2, FNA6, K4, NS, POWO, WH3; = Coccinea cordifolia (L.) Cogn. — Tx; Bryonia grandis Linnaeus. Basionym: Bryonia grandis L. 1767

Links to other floras: = Coccinia grandis - FNA6

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