This Monoecious
member of the Cucurbitaceae
family was described by Rose in 1912. It is found in the Sonoran
Desert, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun.
The partly sub terrestrial caudex will grow to fifteen centimetres in
diameter, the vines reaches up in the trees for three meters. The
flowers are from white to greenish yellow. It can be reproduced both
by seeds and root-cuttings.
