Author: |
José M.da
Conceição Vellozo, 1829
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Family: |
CUCURBITACEAE |
Origin: |
Brazil
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Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
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Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
5
Centimetres |
Height: |
5
Meters |
Flower:
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Greenish
- Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
Jobota
Chestnut |
Synonyms: |
Anisosperma
passiflora, J. Silva Manso, 1836 |
This dioecious member of
the Cucurbitaceae was
described by José Mariano da Conceição Vellozo 1829. It if found in the forests of Brazil,
growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The
caudex will grow to five centimetres in diameter, the vines can grow
up to five meters. The flowers are greenish to yellow.
The genera name is
named after Louis E. Feuillée, 1660-1732, a French clergyman,
astronomer, botanist and explorer in central America and West Indies. The species name as the flowers resembles those from the
Passiflora genera.
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