WorldFloraDB - Brandegea bigelovii

Characteristics

Vines sprawling, trailing, or climbing over associated plants, often completely covering them, stems to 2(–4) m. Leaves: petiole 8–25 mm; blade 1.5–5(–7) cm, base cordate to convex, lobes broader and shallower on juvenile growth, narrower (to linear-oblong) on distal stems, abaxial surface glabrous, adaxial surface and margins pustulate-scabrous to pustulate-hirsutulous. Staminate inflorescences 2–4 cm. Capsules 0.5–1.2 cm, beak (3–)4–7 mm. Seeds 4–5 mm.

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Growth form

herb

Growth support

climber

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Sexuality

monoecy

Pollination

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Flower color

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Nitrogen fixer

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Usage

Uses	medicinal
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:36082-2
WFO ID	wfo-0000570771
COL ID	N6YY
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Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Brandegea parviflora Cyclanthera monosperma Vaseyanthus palmeri Echinocystis parviflora Echinopepon palmeri Echinopepon parviflorus Brandegea bigelovii Brandegea minima Brandegea monosperma Brandegea palmeri Echinocystis bigelovii Echinopepon bigelovii Vaseyanthus brandegeei Elaterium bigelovii Echinocystis brandegeei Vaseyanthus insularis var. palmeri Vaseyanthus insularis var. brandegeei

WorldFloraDB 2024

Brandegea bigelovii (S.Watson) Cogn.

Desert starvine (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Cucurbitaceae > Brandegea