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Cayaponia trilobata

Botanic Family
Cucurbitaceae
Author
(Cogniaux) Cogniaux

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Geographical Habitats

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Monoecious climber with trilobed leaves to 200mm x 190mm. Simple or bifid tendrils. 100mm long inflorescences of greenish-cream to yellow-green flower with dark green nerves 12mm long. Greenish-white male flowers in axillary racemes with bracteoles, sepals to 15mm x 4mm, petals to 16mm x 10mm. Greenish-white female flowers in axillary groups of 1-4, sepals to 9mm x 3mm. Yellow glabrescent fruit maturing red to 23mm x 15mm.

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