Ibervillea lindheimeri (A.Gray) Greene

Lindheimer's globeberry (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Cucurbitaceae > Ibervillea

Characteristics

Stems to 3 m, not glaucous. Leaves: petiole 1–3.5 cm; blade usually deeply palmately 5-lobed or pedately 3-lobed, rarely ± unlobed, 6–12 cm wide, often slightly succulent, lobes cuneate to flabellate or rhombic-ovate, 10–25 mm wide, surfaces glabrous or sparsely scabridulous. Inflorescences: staminate flowers usually 4–12(–24) in racemes or terminal corymboid clusters 1–3 cm, rarely solitary. Petals 5–7 mm. Fruits dark orange to red, globose to ellipsoid, 2–3.5 cm. Seeds 6–14(–18), 4–6 mm. 2n = 22, 24.
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Growth form herb
Growth support climber
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Therapeutic use Poison (unspecified)
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Distribution

Ibervillea lindheimeri world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:127275-2
WFO ID wfo-0000728987
COL ID 3P7JL
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Synonyms

Ibervillea lindheimeri Maximowiczia tripartita Ibervillea tripartita Sicydium tenellum Ibervillea tenella Sicydium lindheimeri Maximowiczia lindheimeri Sicydium tripartitum Maximowiczia tripartita var. tenella