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Echinopepon

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Echinopepon
Echinopepon wrightii in bloom
Close-up of Echinopepon wrightii fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae
Tribe: Sicyoeae
Genus: Echinopepon
Naudin[1]
Species

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Synonyms[2]
  • Apatzingania Dieterle
  • Vaseyanthus Cogn.

Echinopepon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae, native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America.[2] Tendrillate vines, their prickly fruits are operculate, with the prickles themselves being stipitate glandular.[3]

Species

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Currently accepted species include:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 5, 6: 17 (1866)
  2. ^ a b c "Echinopepon Naudin". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. ^ Butterwick, Mary. "Cucurbitaceae Gourd Family" (PDF). Canotia. 12: 55–85. Retrieved 11 December 2020.