| Author: |
Charles Jeffrey, 1964 |
| Family: |
CUCURBITACEAE |
| Origin: |
Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia,
Somalia |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Maximum |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
60
Centimetres |
| Height: |
1
Meter |
| Flower:
|
Pale
Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Coccinia echirrhosa,
Cogniaux, 1896.
Cephalopentandra obbiadensis, Chiov.
Coccinia obbiadensis, Cufod.
Coccinia quercifolia, Hutch. & E.A.Bruce |
This member of the Cucurbitaceae family was given this name by Charles Jeffrey in
1964. It's found in Kenya, Uganda, Somalia and Ethiopia, growing in well-drained
soil with lots of water and some sun. The vines don't grow that long
for a Cucurbitaceae, only one meter, the caudex can get up to 60 centimetres in
diameter. The flowers are white to yellow, the fruits orange.
The species name from Greek:
kephale, meaning 'head', penta; 'five' and aner
or andros; 'male' for the cluster of stamens, erroneously
stated to be five in the protologue. The species name reefers to the
lack of tendrils.
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