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Calycophysum pedunculatum

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

H. Karsten & Triana

Common Names

• Canguihuenca (Huaorani)
• Laputo

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Peru
• NW. Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Disturbed forest
• forest edge
• montane forest
• seasonally inundated forest

Flowering Times

• Apr
• Jul
• Aug (Colombia) Aug (Ecuador)

Fruiting Times

• Nov (Bolivia) Jul
• Oct (Colombia)

Liana with simple tendrils. Serrated 3-lobed leaves to 155mm x 118mm. Greenish-yellow to yellow or white axillary flowers, calyx 50mm x 45mm, yellow corolla. Inflated fruit green striped light green turning yellowish to 150mm x 80mm.

Used to plug shotgun when hunting, medicinal uses

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• Linnaea