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Photo by Paulo Schwirkowski.


Photo by Paulo Schwirkowski.


Photo by Paulo Schwirkowski.

Author:  José M.da Conceição Vellozo, 1829
Family:  CUCURBITACEAE
Origin:  Brazil
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Medium
Thickness:  5 Centimetres
Height:  5 Meters
Flower:  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.