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Cucurbitaceae

Subfamily Cucurbitoideae
Tribe Benincaseae

Subfamily Cucurbitoideae
Tribe Cucurbiteae

Subfamily Cucurbitoideae
Tribe Cyclanthereae

Subfamily Cucurbitoideae
Tribe Joliffieae

Subfamily Cucurbitoideae
Tribe Melothrieae

Subfamily Cucurbitoideae
Tribe Sicyeae

Subfamily Cucurbitoideae
Tribe Trichosantheae

Subfamily Zanonioideae
Tribe Zanonieae

W/C = Wild Collected
Cephalopentandra ecirrhosa (Cogn.) C.Jeffrey

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Cucurbitaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia
  • Habitat:

  • Culture: Needs warmth in the winter and plenty of water in the summer to produce attractive vines with long, gray-green leaves and white flowers to 1-1/2" in diameter. Caudex conical in shape to 12". When ripe, fruits turn bright orange.
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200201734
  • Source: Carl Schlicting ex Out of Africa, OH
  • Accession Date: 06-04-2002
  • Bench: 2208 - XER:Horn of Africa
  • Qty: 1 confirmed on 09-21-2010
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosids I
  • Order: Cucurbitales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Cucurbitaceae
  • SubFamily: Cucurbitoideae
  • Tribe: Trichosantheae
  • SubTribe: Herpetosperminae
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