Cayaponia americana (Lam.) Cogn.
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Cucurbitaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - A long vine, glabrous, similar to C. racemosa, the leaves various, 3-5- lobed or nearly entire, the petioles 2-7 cm. long. Flowers few, clustered in short racemes or panicles, or sometimes solitary; pedicels 2-6 mm. long: calyx campamilate-cylindric, 6-9 mm. long, its teeth lanceolate, 24 mm. long; corolla 2-3 cm. broad; pepo oblong to ellipsoid, 14 - 18 mm. long.
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Distribution
Coppice, Conch Sound, Andros : Cuba to Tortola and St. Vincent. Recorded by Mrs. Northrop as Trianosperma racemosum. Panicled Catatonia.
Andros Island Bahamas South America| Cuba South America| Tortola Virgin Islands South America|