Biology:Cayaponia espelina
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Cayaponia |
| Species: | C. espelina
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| Cayaponia espelina (Silva Manso) Cogn.[1]
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Cayaponia espelina, also known as the São Caetano melon, is a plant native to Brazil . It is a diuretic and aids in the treatment of diarrhea and syphilis.[2] The fruits are occasionally eaten by the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus).[3]
References
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Cayaponia espelina | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = September 21, 2013 }}
- ↑ Johnson, Timothy (1999). CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 178. ISBN 0-8493-1187-X.
- ↑ Kubitzki, Klaus (2011). The Families and Genera of Vascular Plannts: Flowering Plants. Eudicots: Sapindales, Cucurbitales, Myrtaceae. X. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. p. 119. ISBN 978-3-642-14397-7.
Wikidata ☰ Q15553972 entry
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