Marah guadalupensis (S.Watson) Greene

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Cucurbitaceae > Marah

Characteristics

Leaf blades deeply 5-lobed, (10–)15–20(–25) cm wide. Flowers: sepals (pistillate) linear, 6–7 mm; petals 8–10 mm (pistillate) or 6–7 mm (staminate), corolla white, shallowly cupulate; staminodia present in pistillate flowers. Capsules yellowish green at maturity, ovoid, beaked, 5–7 cm, surface sparsely hirsute-echinate, spinules weak, 1–3 mm. Seeds 2–4, orbiculate to elliptic or oblong, compressed, (22–)28–33 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Marah guadalupensis world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:152830-2
WFO ID wfo-0001301152
COL ID 3XY84
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Synonyms

Echinocystis guadalupensis Megarrhiza guadalupensis Micrampelis guadalupensis Marah major Marah guadalupensis Marah macrocarpa var. major