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Cyclanthera brachystachya

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

(Seringe) Cogniaux

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Secondary growth
• thickets

Flowering Times

• Mar
• Apr
• Aug
• Nov

Fruiting Times

• Mar
• Apr
• Aug

Vine to 4m with bifid tendrils, villous stems. Trilobed denticulate pubescent leaves to 90mm long. 25mm white or yellowish-green flowers, corolla 1mm long. 40mm peanut shaped green fruit covered in soft spines, which explode when mature.

Further References

• Bailey 1976
• Huxley 1992
• Rubatzky 1997
• Mobot
• Neotrop
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• HUBM
• Standley