Cayaponia ophthalmica R.E.Schult.

Filed As

Cucurbitaceae
Cayaponia ophthalmica R.E.Schult.

Collector(s)

S. A. Mori 25594 with P. Acevedo-Rodríguez, A. Peres, O. Poncy, E. Lucas, M. Nugent & M. Aguengui, 22 Feb 2003

Location

French Guiana. Camp Arataï. Arataï River between Camp Arataï and mouth of the Arataï River.

Habitat

Riverine forest.

Description

Liana. Stipules brown and persistent. Leaf blades folded in at base, ants use cavities to make nests. Fruits obovoid, 2-2.5 cm long x 2-2.5 cm wide, mostly dirty white with green reticulations, appears as if fruit is first green then turns white at maturity, the pericarp 2 mm thick. Fruit with a single seed, the seed surrounded by a sarcotesta similar to that of Inga, after sarcotesta is removed the "seed coat" is green. Embryo white, embedded in green endosperm. The pericarp is rind-like, the seed coat, other than the sarcotesta, is hard and not easily cut with a knife. Many fruits without seeds but these fruits develop to normal size and possess sarcotesta. Hanging from vegetation along edge of river, on left bank just after entry into Nouragues Reserve. [DNA, pickled fruits and seeds].

Specimen Notes

see NY barcode 668878

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 668879

Occurrence ID: 01c93b71-e936-4e01-8fd7-20248050e9e3

Laboratory Collections

Tissue Samples, 01123917, S. A. Mori 25594, Cayaponia ophthalmica R.E.Schult. - Accepted : Cucurbitaceae (306.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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