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Cayaponia pilosa

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

(Velloso) Cogniaux

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Misiones - Argentina
• Minas Gerais
• Paraná
• Rio de Janeiro
• Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil

Natural Habitats

• Riverine forest
• forest
• disturbed areas
• riverside
• forest clearing
• riverine forest edge

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Feb
• Apr
• Nov
• Dec

Bifid or trifid tendril monoecious climber with hairy stems. 3-5 lobed leaves to 120mm x 90mm. Pale green to whitish axillary male flowers, male inflorescence to 30mm long, sepals to 3mm x 3mm, petals to 20mm x 10mm. White female flowers on axillary groups of 1-2, sepals to 7mm x 1mm, petals to 10mm x 10mm. Glabrescent fruit to 40mm x 25mm, orange ripening red.

Further References

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