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Cayaponia domingensis

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

(Cogniaux) H. Schaefer & M. Nee

Common Names

• Mirliton-marron (Haiti)

Geographical Habitats

• Hispaniola
• S. Puerto Rico

Natural Habitats

• Montane areas
• shrubland

Flowering Times

• Nov (Haiti)

Fruiting Times

Tendril vine with puberulous stems. Trilobed leaves to 60mm long, glabrate above, tomentose beneath, simple tendrils. White flowers. Male flowers in fascicles, glabrous calyx with small teeth. Glabrous green fruit 12mm wide with white spots.

Further References

• SAFIO
• WFO