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Adobra tenuifolia

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

(Gillies ex Hooker & Arnott) Cogniaux

Common Names

• Sandía del Campo

Geographical Habitats

• N. Argentina
• S. Brazil
• Uruguay

Natural Habitats

• Pampas
• disturbed areas
• thickets

Flowering Times

• Dec (Argentina)

Fruiting Times

• Feb
• Dec (Argentina)

Tendril climber with glabrous stems to 2m, simple or bifid tendrils. 5-lobed dissected leaves to 120mm x 120mm. White flowers. Male calyx to 5mm wide with teeth to 2mm x 3mm, corolla to 15mm x 5mm. Female flower with calyx teeth to 6mm long. Glabrous scarlet fruit 10mm long.

Further References

• kew
• The Plant List 2
• FB
• Mobot