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 This is a female flower.

Author:  Charles Jeffrey, 1962
Family:  CUCURBITACEAE
Origin:  Tanzania, Kenya
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Medium
Thickness:  60 Centimetres
Height:  4 Meters
Flower:  Crème
Propagate:  Seeds/Cuttings
Names:  -
Synonyms:  Peponia parviflora Cogniaux, 1885.
Peponia trilobate
, Engler, 1895. 
Peponium trilobatum,
Engler, 1897.
Coccinia kilimandjarica, Cogn. ex Harms.

A Cucurbitaceae given this name by Charles Jeffrey in 1962. It's from Tanzania and Kenya. It preferring well-drained soil, moderate water and sun. The caudex can grow to 60 cm in diameter, the vines get up to four meters. It will get crème coloured flowers, but can also be reproduced by cuttings.

It will get red fruits sometimes with green markings, and it's dioecious.

The genera name from Latin coccineus, meaning 'red' or 'scarlet' which must referee to the fruits. The specific name means 'three lobes'.