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Cayaponia triangularis

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

(Cogniaux) Cogniaux

Common Names

• Purga de gentio (Brazil)

Geographical Habitats

• N. Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• French Guiana
• Guyana
• Panama
• Suriname
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Scrubland
• coastal

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Monoecious scandent herb. Trilobed leaves tp 130mm x 90mm. Simple tendrils. Inflorescence to 30mm long, flowers greenish-white male flowers, sepals to 1mm x 0.5mm, petals to 3mm x 1.5mm. White female flowers in axillary groups of 1-3, sepals to 1mm x 1.3mm, petals 2.5mm x 1.5mm. Glabrescent fruits maturing red 10mm x 10mm

Further References

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