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Psiguria pedata

Botanic Family
Cucurbitaceae
Author
(Linnaeus) R.A. Howard

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Herbaceous monoecious simple-tendril climber to 4m with glabrous tendrils. Glabrous or puberulous coriaceous 3-5 lobed toothed leaves to 98mm x 79mm, central leaflet to 128mm x 43mm. Orange flowers, corolla to 11mm long papillose outside, lobes to 20mm long, staminate flowers in axillary racemes to 105mm long, green calyx to 9.3mm x 6mm, orange petals to 15mm x 7mm, axillary 1-3 flowered pistillate, orange or pinkish flowers to 28mm long, striped calyx 30mm x 10mm with sepals 1.8mm long. Variegated berry green spotted or striped white to 40mm x 18mm.

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