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Echinopepon torquatus

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

(Moçiño & Sessé ex de Candolle) Rose

Common Names

• Patastillo
• Pataste
• Pepino del Diablo (Nicaragua)

Geographical Habitats

• Guatemala
• Mexico

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Bifid or trifid-tendril climber with 5-angled leaves, male flowers in racemes, female flowers solitary, greenish-white flowers, spiny curved capsule with soft prickles

Further References

• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus