Biology:Polyclathra

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Short description: Genus of plants

Polyclathra
Polyclathra cucumerina.jpg
Polyclathra cucumerina fruit and plant
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae
Tribe: Cucurbiteae
Genus: Polyclathra
Bertol.
Species

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Polyclathra is a genus of the gourd family.[1] It has the synonyms Pentaclathra, Pittiera, and Roseanthus. Its corolla is white.[2]

Species

  • Polyclathra albiflora
  • Polyclathra cucumerina Bertol.
  • Polyclathra grandiflora
  • Polyclathra longipedunculata

References

  1. "Polyclathra". The Plant List. http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Cucurbitaceae/Polyclathra/. Retrieved October 8, 2013. 
  2. Krings, Alexander; Braham, Richard R. (2005). Guide to Tendrillate Climbers of Costa Rican Mountains. Ames, IA: Blackwell Publishing. p. 62. ISBN 0-8138-0758-1. 

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