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Cayaponia espelina

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Species of flowering plant

Cayaponia espelina fruit.jpg
Cayaponia espelina plant with fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Cayaponia
Species: C. espelina
Binomial name
Cayaponia espelina
(Silva Manso) Cogn.
Synonyms

Cayaponia espelina, also known as the São Caetano melon, is a plant native to Brazil. It is a diuretic and aids in the treatment of diarrhea and syphilis. The fruits are occasionally eaten by the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus).

References

  1. "Cayaponia espelina". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
  2. Johnson, Timothy (1999). CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 178. ISBN 0-8493-1187-X.
  3. Kubitzki, Klaus (2011). The Families and Genera of Vascular Plannts: Flowering Plants. Eudicots: Sapindales, Cucurbitales, Myrtaceae. Vol. X. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. p. 119. ISBN 978-3-642-14397-7.
Taxon identifiers
Cayaponia espelina


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