Cayaponia americana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Tribus: Cucurbiteae
Genus: Cayaponia
Species: Cayaponia americana

Name

Cayaponia americana (Lam.) Cogn., Monogr. Phan. 3: 787 1881.

Synonyms

  • Arkezostis americana (Lam.) Kuntze
  • Bryonia americana Lam.
  • Bryonia asperifolia Presl
  • Bryonia ficifolia Descourt.
  • Bryonia scabrella Sieber ex Cogn.
  • Cayaponia americana var. angustiloba Cogn.
  • Cayaponia americana var. subintegrifolia Cogn.
  • Cayaponia americana var. vulgaris Cogn.
  • Cayaponia angustiloba (Bello) Gomez de la Maza
  • Cionandra angustiloba Bello
  • Trianosperma belangerii Naud.
  • Trichosanthes tamnifolia Poir.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southeastern USA
      • USA (Florida)
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Virgin Isl. (Guana, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda), Lesser Antilles (Antigua, Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Grenadines, Guadeloupe, Marie Galante, Martinique, St. Barthelemy, St. Lucia, St. Vincent)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

English: American melonleaf
español: Bejuco de torero
Bahasa Indonesia: Daun melon Amerika
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