''Ibervillea'' is a genus of

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s belonging to the family

Cucurbitaceae The Cucurbitaceae (), also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family (biology), family consisting of about 965 species in 101 genera.

. Its native range is

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and south to Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. The genus name of ''Ibervillea'' is in honour of

Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (16 July 1661 – 9 July 1706) or Sieur d'Iberville was a French soldier, explorer, colonial administrator, and trader. He is noted for founding the colony of Louisiana in New France. He was born in Montreal to French ...

(1661–1706), a soldier, ship captain, explorer, colonial administrator, knight of the

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, adventurer, privateer, trader, member of

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and founder of the French colony of Louisiana in New France. It was first described and published in Erythea Vol.3 on page 75 in 1895.

Known species

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Ibervillea fusiformis ''Ibervillea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae. Its native range is Arizona, Oklahoma New Mexico, Texas and south to Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. The genus name of ''Ibervillea'' is in honour of Pierre Le M ...

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Ibervillea hypoleuca ''Ibervillea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae. Its native range is Arizona, Oklahoma New Mexico, Texas and south to Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. The genus name of ''Ibervillea'' is in honour of Pierre Le M ...

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Ibervillea lindheimeri ''Ibervillea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae. Its native range is Arizona, Oklahoma New Mexico, Texas and south to Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. The genus name of ''Ibervillea'' is in honour of Pierre Le M ...

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Ibervillea macdougalii ''Ibervillea macdougalii'' is a species of flowering plant of the Cucurbitaceae or gourd family. Also called the Tumamoc globeberry, it is native to the Sonoran Desert, and is found in Arizona, Baja California Norte, Sonora, and Zacatecas. ''Ibe ...

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Ibervillea maxima ''Ibervillea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae. Its native range is Arizona, Oklahoma New Mexico, Texas and south to Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. The genus name of ''Ibervillea'' is in honour of Pierre Le M ...

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Ibervillea millspaughii ''Ibervillea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae. Its native range is Arizona, Oklahoma New Mexico, Texas and south to Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. The genus name of ''Ibervillea'' is in honour of Pierre Le M ...

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Ibervillea sonorae ''Ibervillea sonorae'' is a tuberous Perennial plant, perennial plant in the Cucurbitaceae family known by the common names wereke, wareque, guarequi, and coyote melon. It is a highly variable species characterized by a large, Succulent plant, suc ...

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Ibervillea tenuisecta ''Ibervillea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae. Its native range is Arizona, Oklahoma New Mexico, Texas and south to Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. The genus name of ''Ibervillea'' is in honour of Pierre Le M ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q9006602 Cucurbitaceae Cucurbitaceae genera Flora of the South-Central United States Flora of Mexico Flora of Guatemala Flora of Belize Taxa named by Edward Lee Greene