| Author: | Denis M.
Kearns, 1994 |
| Family: |
CUCURBITACEAE |
| Origin: |
Aizona; USA,
North-Eastern Mexico |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
5
Centimetres |
| Height: |
50 Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Pale Green |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Might
be:
Ibervillea macdougalii, Lira, Dávila & Legaspi.
Tumamoca
macdougalii, Rose ? |
This member of the Cucurbitaceae family was
given this name by Denis M. Kearns in 1994. It is found in Mexico, growing in a well
drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can
grow to five centimetres in diameter, the vines can reach
half a meter and the flowers are pale green.
The genera is named for Tumamoc
Hill just west of the City of Tucson, Arizona, where the University
of Arizona maintains an ecological research station. The species
name means 'with a short tip'.
Additionally, Robert Maijer
can tell that it is a night flowering species, with a strong and
pleasant scent at dawn. Every inflorescence bear one female flower
followed by several male flowers. When the female flower is
pollinated, the male buds abort. It gets a green, marbled fruit, 2-3
cm across is formed very quickly, it will be full-grown in 4-6 weeks
and contain 5-10 big seeds (not flat but a bit like fat grape seeds)
The fruit falls off when it is still green, the only sign that it is
ripe is the green turning from bright to dull green. |
