Author: | Charles Jeffrey,
1978 |
Family: |
CUCURBITACEAE |
Origin: |
South-Western Mexico |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
12
Centimetres |
Height: |
2 Metres |
Flower:
|
Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Corallocarpus hypoleucus, Paul Carpenter Standley, 1937 |
This member of the Cucurbitaceae
family was given
this name by Charles Jeffrey
in 1978. It is found in south-western Mexico where it grows in well-drained soil,
using quite some water in the growing-period and
not too much sun. The caudex can grow to twelve centimetres, the
vines up to two metres. The flowers are yellow
Ibervillea is dioecious,
there are separate male and female plants.
The genera name after Pierre
LeMoyne Sieur D'Iberville, 17th century explorer and settler in
America. The species name means 'white
underneath'. Must be the caudex. |