Hemsleya Explained

Hemsleya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.^{[1] [2]}

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 of Papua New Guinea), China, East Himalayas, Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Thailand and Vietnam.

The genus name of Hemsleya is in honour of William Hemsley (1843–1924), an English botanist.^[3] It was first described and published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. Vol.23 on page 490 in 1888.

Known species

According to Kew:

• Hemsleya amabilis
• Hemsleya carnosiflora
• Hemsleya chengyihana
• Hemsleya chinensis
• Hemsleya cirromitrata
• Hemsleya delavayi
• Hemsleya dipteriga
• Hemsleya dolichocarpa
• Hemsleya dulongjiangensis
• Hemsleya ellipsoidea
• Hemsleya emeiensis
• Hemsleya endecaphylla
• Hemsleya gigantha
• Hemsleya graciliflora
• Hemsleya kunmingensis
• Hemsleya lijiangensis
• Hemsleya macrocarpa
• Hemsleya macrosperma
• Hemsleya mitrata
• Hemsleya panacis-scandens
• Hemsleya panlongqi
• Hemsleya peekelii
• Hemsleya pengxianensis
• Hemsleya sphaerocarpa
• Hemsleya turbinata
• Hemsleya zhejiangensis

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hemsleya Cogn. ex F.B.Forbes & Hemsl. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 16 May 2021 . en.
2. Web site: Genus Hemsleya Cogn. ex F. B. Forbes & Hemsl. . npgsweb.ars-grin.gov . 25 September 2021.
3. Book: Quattrocchi, Umberto . CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L . CRC Press . Boca Raton, Florida . 2000 . 978-0-8493-2676-9.