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Author:  Monique Keraudren, 1965
Family:  CUCURBITACEAE
Origin:  NW Madagascar
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Medium - Maximum
Thickness:  30 Centimetres?
Height:  250 Centimetres?
Flower:  Pale Yellow
Propagate:  Seeds
Names:  -
Synonyms:  Might be: Ampelosicyos leandrii,  H. Schaef. & S.S. Renner, 2011.

This member of the Cucurbitaceae family was described by Monique Keraudren in 1965. It is found in north-western Madagascar, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to much sun. The caudex might grow to 30 centimetres while the vines might reach 250 centimetres or more. The flowers are pale yellow and quite filiforme.
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The genera name means 'three-arches', as to nectar- bearing perianth and -stamens. The species name after Hugo Leander Blomquist,1888-1964, a Swedish-born American botanist. 

Tribe: Trichosantheae, SubTribe: Trichosanthinae.