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Cayaponia tibiricae

Botanic Family
Cucurbitaceae
Author
(Naudin) Cogniaux

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Geographical Habitats

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Monoecious scandent herb. 3-7 lobed leaves to 170mm x 200mm. 3-5 branched tendrils. 300mm long inflorescences of cream flowers, greenish inside. Yellow male flowers in paniclers with small bracts, sepals to 0.5mm x 0.5mm, petals to 5mm x 1.5mm. Yellow pistillate flowers in axillary panicles, sepals to 0.5mm x 0.5mm, petals to 3mm x 1mm. Red fruit with black lines, to 20mm x 8mm.

Purgative

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