Filed As:
Cucurbitaceae
Sechium pittieri (Cogn.) C.Jeffrey
Cucurbitaceae
Sechium pittieri (Cogn.) C.Jeffrey
All Determinations:
Sechium pittieri (Cogn.) C.Jeffrey
Frantzia pittieri (Cogn.) Pittier det. M. H. Nee, 1995
Sechium pittieri (Cogn.) C.Jeffrey
Frantzia pittieri (Cogn.) Pittier det. M. H. Nee, 1995
Location:
Panama. Chiriquí. Bajo Grande, 1 km. NE of center of Cerro Punta. Alt. 2000 m. (6562 ft.)
Panama. Chiriquí. Bajo Grande, 1 km. NE of center of Cerro Punta. Alt. 2000 m. (6562 ft.)
Description:
Vine, very common in region, over grasses and hanging out of trees and over fences. Stem to 2 cm. in diameter, tan-corky. Male inflorescences ascending, the flowers nodding, odorless, yellow-green; anthers yellow; nectary pouches delineated beneath by veins but not at all swollen, the cushion covering them white; flowers apparently visited by a "bumblebee" and perhaps by a small hummingbird. Fruit hanging, apparently falling to ground when ripe, but none seem chewed by animals. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.
Vine, very common in region, over grasses and hanging out of trees and over fences. Stem to 2 cm. in diameter, tan-corky. Male inflorescences ascending, the flowers nodding, odorless, yellow-green; anthers yellow; nectary pouches delineated beneath by veins but not at all swollen, the cushion covering them white; flowers apparently visited by a "bumblebee" and perhaps by a small hummingbird. Fruit hanging, apparently falling to ground when ripe, but none seem chewed by animals. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.
Habitat:
Former humid montane forest, now mostly vegetable fields.
Former humid montane forest, now mostly vegetable fields.
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 689954
GUID: bad0d241-de8f-41bc-a357-eb0eafa95e7c
NY Barcode: 689954
GUID: bad0d241-de8f-41bc-a357-eb0eafa95e7c
Map:
Coordinates: (8.87, -82.57)
Coordinates: (8.87, -82.57)