Author: | Célestin Alfred Cogniaux, 1890
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Family: |
CUCURBITACEAE |
Origin: |
California,
Arizona, Colorado, Baja California. |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
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Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
? |
Height: |
4
Meters |
Flower:
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White
- Crème
Coloured |
Propagate: |
Seeds/? |
Names:
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Brandegea,
Desert Starvine
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Synonyms: |
Elaterium bigelovii, S. Watson,
1877.
Brandegea minima, Rose.
Brandegea monosperma, Cogn.
Brandegea palmeri, Rose.
Brandegea parviflora, S.Watson ex Rose.
Cyclanthera monosperma, Brandegee.
Echinocystis bigelovii, Cogn.
Echinocystis brandegeei, Cogn.
Echinocystis parviflora, S.Watson.
Echinopepon bigelovii, S.Watson.
Echinopepon palmeri, S.Watson.
Echinopepon parviflorus, S.Watson.
Melothria pendula, W.H.Brewer & S.Watson.
Micrampelis bigelovii, Kuntze.
Vaseyanthus brandegeei, Rose.
Vaseyanthus insularis var. brandegeei, I.M.Johnst.
Vaseyanthus insularis var. palmeri, Gentry.
Vaseyanthus palmeri,Gentry. |
This
monoecious member
of the Cucurbitaceae family was given this name by Célestin
Alfred Cogniaux in 1890.
It is found in the desserts of California, Arizona, Colorado and
Baja California, growing in a well drained soil with some water and
lots of sun. The vines will reach for four meters. The tiny flowers
are white to crème coloured.
The genera is named after Townsend S. Brandegee
(1843-1925), an US botanist. The species after Dr. John Milton Bigelow (1804-1878), a professor of
botany at Detroit Medical College.
Tribe: Sicyeae Subtribe
Cyclantherinae.
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