Author: | Rogers
McVaugh, 2001 |
Family: |
CUCURBITACEAE |
Origin: |
Mexico,
Southern USA |
Soil: |
Mix
- Rich |
Water:
|
Medium
- Maximum |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
5
Centimetres |
Height: |
4-12
Meters |
Flower:
|
Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Ibervillea maxima,
Rafael Lira Saade & Denis M. Kearns, 1990 |
This member of the
Cucurbitaceae family was
given this name by Rogers
McVaugh in 2001. It is found from Texas down into
Mexico. It grows in a well drained soil with quite some water and
some sun. The caudex can grow to five centimetres in diameter, the
vines will reach for four to twelve meters. The flowers are yellow, and the
plant can be reproduced both by seeds and cuttings.
The genera is named
after Jennie van Ackeren, a US-American botanist, specialised in Cucurbitaceae.
The species name means 'big'. |