Cayaponia ophthalmica R.E.Schult.

  • Filed As

    Cucurbitaceae
    Cayaponia ophthalmica R.E.Schult.

  • Collector(s)

    S. A. Mori 25594 with P. Acevedo-Rodríguez, A. Peres, O. Poncy, E. Lucas, M. Nugent & M. Aguengui, 22 Feb 2003

  • Location

    French Guiana. Camp Arataï. Arataï River between Camp Arataï and mouth of the Arataï River.

  • Habitat

    Riverine forest.

  • Description

    Liana. Stipules brown and persistent. Leaf blades folded in at base, ants use cavities to make nests. Fruits obovoid, 2-2.5 cm long x 2-2.5 cm wide, mostly dirty white with green reticulations, appears as if fruit is first green then turns white at maturity, the pericarp 2 mm thick. Fruit with a single seed, the seed surrounded by a sarcotesta similar to that of Inga, after sarcotesta is removed the "seed coat" is green. Embryo white, embedded in green endosperm. The pericarp is rind-like, the seed coat, other than the sarcotesta, is hard and not easily cut with a knife. Many fruits without seeds but these fruits develop to normal size and possess sarcotesta. Hanging from vegetation along edge of river, on left bank just after entry into Nouragues Reserve. [DNA, pickled fruits and seeds].

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 668879

    Occurrence ID: 01c93b71-e936-4e01-8fd7-20248050e9e3

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01123917, S. A. Mori 25594, Cayaponia ophthalmica R.E.Schult. - Accepted : Cucurbitaceae (306.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    French Guiana

  • Locality

    Camp Arataï. Arataï River between Camp Arataï and mouth of the Arataï River.

  • Coordinates

    3.98, -52.57

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