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Cayaponia coriacea

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

Cogniaux

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Amazonas
• Pará - Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• French Guiana
• Guyana
• Peru
• Suriname
• S. Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• riverine forest

Flowering Times

• Oct
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Jan

Bifid tendril glabrous monoecious vine. Coriaceous 3 or 5 lobed leaves to 150mm x 160mm. Whitish male flowers in racemes to 100mm long with minute bracteoles, flowers 13mm long, glabrescent sepals to 2mm x 0.5mm, petals to 8mm x 5mm. Red glabrescent fruit to 35mm x 22mm.

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• FB
• Fl do Brasil
• WFO