TY - JOUR T1 - Synopsis of Trichosanthes (Cucurbitaceae) based on recent molecular phylogenetic data JF - PhytoKeys JO - PK M3 - 10.3897/phytokeys.12.2952 VL - 12 AU - De Boer, Hugo J. AU - Thulin, Mats Y1 - 19/04/2012 UR - https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.12.2952 N2 - The snake gourd genus, Trichosanthes, is the largest genus in the Cucurbitaceae family, with over 90 species. Recent molecular phylogenetic data have indicated that the genus Gymnopetalum is to be merged with Trichosanthes to maintain monophyly. A revised infrageneric classification of Trichosanthes including Gymnopetalum is proposed with two subgenera, (I) subg. Scotanthus comb. nov. and (II) subg. Trichosanthes, eleven sections, (i) sect. Asterospermae, (ii) sect. Cucumeroides, (iii) sect. Edulis, (iv) sect. Foliobracteola, (v) sect. Gymnopetalum, (vi) sect. Involucraria, (vii) sect. Pseudovariifera sect. nov., (viii) sect. Villosae stat. nov., (ix) sect. Trichosanthes, (x) sect. Tripodanthera, and (xi) sect. Truncata. A synopsis of Trichosanthes with the 91 species recognized here is presented, including four new combinations, Trichosanthes orientalis, Trichosanthes tubiflora, Trichosanthes scabra var. pectinata, Trichosanthes scabra var. penicaudii, and a clarified nomenclature of Trichosanthes costata and Trichosanthes scabra. PB - Pensoft Publishers SP - 23-33 SN - 1314-2011 SN - 1314-2003 IS - ER -