Author: | Raul
Martínez Crovetto, 1954 |
Family: |
CUCURBITACEAE |
Origin: |
Argentina,
(Brazil, Uruguay?) |
Soil: |
Mixed |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
Thickness: |
? Centimetres |
Height: |
3 Meters |
Flower:
|
Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
Argentinean Melon |
Synonyms: |
Wilbrandia sagittifolia, August Heinrich Rudolf
Grisebach, 1854.
Wilbrandia sagittifolia var. typica, Mart.Crov.
Apodanthera sagittifolia var. dissecta, Mart.
Crov.
Apodanthera sagittifolia var. villosa,
Mart. Crov. |
This member of the Cucurbitaceae family was given this name by
Raul Martínez Crovetto in 1954. It is found
in Argentina, and might be in Brazil and Uruguay, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and some to lots of sun. I can't find any references to
the size of the caudex, but the entire plant reach three meters in
height. The
flowers are yellow. The
genera name is from Greek apodos; 'without a foot' and
Greek antheros; 'flowering' for the sessile flowers. The
species name is made up of Latin sagitta 'arrow' and -folia
('eaved' components meaning 'with arrow-shaped leaves'. |