Gurania eriantha (Poepp. & Endl.) Cogn.

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The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Cucurbitaceae Gurania eriantha (Poepp. & Endl.) Cogn.
det. M. Nee, 2009
Depto. Cochabamba, Prov. Chapare, N side outskirts of
Villa Tunari, near the Río Espíritu Santo side.
16°58’10”S, 65°25’05’W. alt 310 m.
With scattered houses, former lowland evergreen tropical
forest, with a few scattered trees remaining.
Vine on tree trunk, to 5 m. tall. Inflorescence female;
hanging, only 1-2 fruit seem to be developing in each
inflorescence. Fruit light orange, with an unpleasant odor
when cut open.
Coll.: M. Nee, M. Mendoza & M. Lazarte
No. 56514	27 Oct. 2009