| Author: |
René de Grosourdy,
1864 |
| Family: |
CUCURBITACEAE |
| Origin: |
Belize,
Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El
Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Island,
Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico,
Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward
Island. |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
8
Centimetres |
| Height: |
3 Meters |
| Flower:
|
Greenish
- Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names:
|
Caribbean
Coralfruit, Batata de Burro, Batata Zandumbia, Batata
Zambomba |
| Synonyms: |
Corallocarpus
emetocatharticus, Cogniaux, 1891.
Anguriopsis margaritensis, J. R.
Johnson, 1905.
Anguria glomerata, Eggers.
Apodanthera congestiflora, Cogn.
Apodanthera trifoliata, Cogn.
Corallocarpus angosturensis, V.M.Badillo.
Corallocarpus glomeratus, Cogn.
Corallocarpus glomeratus var. gracilis, Cogn.
Corallocarpus guatemalensis, Standl. & Steyerm.
Doyerea angosturensis, Grosourdy.
Ibervillea guatemalensis, Kearns.
Melothria congestiflora, Mart.Crov.
Melothria trifoliata, Mart.Crov. |
This deciduous member of
the Cucurbitaceae was
described by René de Grosourdy in 1864. It is found central America,
Brazil and the Caribbean Islands. It grows in a well drained soil with some
water and some sun. The caudex can grow to eight centimetres in
diameter, the vines will get three metres long. The flowers are from greenish
to yellow.
The genera name after Louis
Michel Français Doère;1811 – 1863, a French zoologist and agronomist. It was introduced by René de Grosourdy in El Médico Botánico
Criollo 1(2): 338. 1864. I have not been able to find it. The species name emeto menas 'vomiting', and cathartica means 'of
purging effect'. |
