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Sicyos polyacanthus

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

Cogniaux

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• N. Argentina
• Bolivia
• Goiás
• Minas Gerais
• Paraná
• Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
• Costa Rica
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Uruguay

Natural Habitats

• Disturbed areas
• gallery forest

Flowering Times

• Jan
• May
• Oct
• Nov

Fruiting Times

• May
• Oct
• Dec

High-climbing vine with greenish-yellow flowers 5mm long, spiny green fruit to 15mm long, 5-branched tendrils, male inflorescence to 300mm long, fruit 15mm x 6mm

Further References

• FB
• Mobot
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2