''Tecunumania'' is a genus of

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s belonging to the family

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. The genus was

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and

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in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser.23 on page 96 in 1944. The genus name of ''Tecunumania'' is in honour of

Tecun Uman Tecun UmanAlternate transliterations include Tecún Umán, Tecúm Umán, Tecúm Umam, Tekun Umam, etc. (1500? – February 20, 1524) was one of the last rulers of the K'iche' Maya people, in the Highlands of what is now Guatemala. According to ...

Alternate transliterations include Tecún Umán, Tecúm Umán, Tecúm Umam, Tecún Umán, Tekun Umam, etc. (1500? – February 20, 1524), who was one of the last rulers of the K'iche' Maya people, in the Highlands of what is now

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. Its native range stretches from southern Mexico down to Central America. It is found in the countries of Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala and (south-eastern and southwestern) Mexico.

Species

As accepted by Kew; * '' Tecunumania quetzalteca'' * '' Tecunumania stothertiae''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q9082265 Cucurbitaceae Cucurbitaceae genera Flora of Southeastern Mexico Flora of Southwestern Mexico Flora of Costa Rica Flora of Guatemala Flora of Ecuador