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Cayaponia espelina

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

(Silva Manso) Cogniaux

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• E. Bolivia
• Bahia
• Distrito Federal
• Ceará
• Espiríto Santo
• Goiás
• Mato Grosso
• Mato Grosso do Sul
• Minas Gerais
• Paraná
• São Paulo
• Tocantins - Brazil
• Paraguay

Natural Habitats

• Scrubland
• shrubland
• forest

Flowering Times

• Jun
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Mar
• Apr
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Herbaceous monoecious tendril climber or creeper with glabrescent stems. 3-5 foliolate leaves to 150mm x 60mm. Simple tendrils. Greenish-yellow flowers, yellow inside. Axillary male flowers with sepals to 5mm x 1.5mm, petals to 7mm x 4mm. Axillary pistillate flowers, sepals to 2mm x 1mm, petals to 5mm x 2mm. Glabrescent 23mm long x 15mm fruit maturing orange-red.

Further References

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