| Melothria pringlei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Melothria |
| Species: | M. pringlei |
| Binomial name | |
| Melothria pringlei (S.Watson) Mart.Crov. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Apodanthera pringlei S.Watson | |
Melothria pringlei is a species of flowering plant in the cucurbit family, with a native range spanning Mexico to Honduras. It was first described by Sereno Watson in 1890 and placed in the genus Apodanthera, but was reclassified as belonging to the genus Melothria in 1954 by Raul Martinez Crovetto. Melothria pringlei has a prostrate habit, with scabrous stems that root where they touch the ground. Its leaves are scabrous and lobed, and grow 1–3 in (2.5–7.6 cm) in length, with a slightly smaller width. It is a monoecious species, with each plant producing both male (staminate) and female (pistillate) flowers, which are small.
References
- ^ "Melothria pringlei (S.Watson) Mart.Crov". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- "Apodanthera pringlei". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- "Melothria pringlei". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ Watson, Sereno (1889). "Contributions to American Botany". Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 25: 124–163. doi:10.2307/20020431. ISSN 0199-9818. JSTOR 20020431.
- "Melothria L." Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Melothria pringlei | |
| Apodanthera pringlei | |
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