Ceratosanthes palmata Urb.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Cucurbitaceae > Ceratosanthes

Characteristics

A pumpkin family herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support climber
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The young shoots are used as a vegetable.
Uses food medicinal
Edible roots shoots
Therapeutic use Cathartic (unspecified), Hydragogue (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Ceratosanthes palmata world distribution map, present in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Grenada, French Guiana, Guyana, Martinique, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:52543-2
WFO ID wfo-0000596431
COL ID 69L7Z
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629301
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Synonyms

Ceratosanthes corniculata Ceratosanthes gracilis Trichosanthes corniculata Ceratosanthes latiloba Ceratosanthes palmata Ceratosanthes tuberosa Trichosanthes tuberosa Trichosanthes palmata Ceratosanthes latiloba var. acutiloba