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Corallocarpus epigaeus (Rottler) Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Cucurbitaceae > Corallocarpus

Characteristics

A herb. It lies along the ground or can be a climber. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 4 m long. It has a tuberous root. The stems are angular and can be finely hairy. It has simple tendrils. The leaves are 2-6 cm long. The leaves are divided into 3-5 lobes. The lobes are broadly sword shaped and can have 1-3 lobes. The flowers are yellow. The fruit are oval and 1-2 cm long. The seeds are an unequal pear shaped. There are about 8 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
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Sexuality monoecy
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forest and woodland. It can grow in arid places.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Bites and stings (bark), Cathartics (fruit), Emetics (fruit), Wounds and injuries (fruit), Epilepsy (leaf), Abdominal pain (rhizome), Anthelmintics (rhizome), Antirheumatic agents (rhizome), Asthma (rhizome), Blister (rhizome), Cough (rhizome), Diarrhea (rhizome), Dysentery (rhizome), Fever (rhizome), Genital diseases, female (rhizome), Hiccup (rhizome), Inflammation (rhizome), Pain (rhizome), Snake bites (rhizome), Taste disorders (rhizome), Ulcer (rhizome), Antirheumatic agents (root), Celiac disease (root), Diarrhea (root), Dysentery (root), Edema (root), Emetics (root), Enteritis (root), Laxatives (root), Rabies (root), General tonic for rejuvenation (root), Respiratory tract diseases (root), Snake bites (root), Syphilis (root), Antirheumatic agents (seed), Anthelmintics (tuber), Asthma (tuber), Bites and stings (tuber), Cough (tuber), Fever (tuber), Snake bites (tuber), Dysentery (unspecified), Enteritis (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Syphilis (unspecified), Alterative (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), Blister (unspecified), Emetics (unspecified), Furunculosis (unspecified), Laxatives (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified), Respiratory tract diseases (unspecified), Snake bites (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified)
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Images

Corallocarpus epigaeus unspecified picture

Distribution

Corallocarpus epigaeus world distribution map, present in Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sudan, Somalia, Chad, and Tanzania, United Republic of

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60452642-2
WFO ID wfo-0000619910
COL ID 5ZZMP
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Rhynchocarpa epigaea Aechmandra epigaea Bryonia sinuata Corallocarpus bequaertii Corallocarpus fenzlii Bryonia epigaea Coniandra corallina Corallocarpus corallinus Corallocarpus elegans Corallocarpus gracilipes Corallocarpus hildebrandtii Corallocarpus palmatus Corallocarpus tavetensis Rhynchocarpa corallina Corallocarpus epigaeus
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