Cayaponia espelina
| São Caetano melon | |
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| Cayaponia espelina plant with fruit | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Cayaponia |
| Species: | C. espelina |
| Binomial name | |
| Cayaponia espelina (Silva Manso) Cogn.[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cayaponia espelina, also known as the São Caetano melon, is a plant native to Brazil. It is a diuretic and aid in the treatment of diarrhea and syphilis.[2] The fruits are occasionally eaten by the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus).[3]
References
- ↑ GRIN (May 22, 1997). "Cayaponia espelina (Silva Manso) Cogn.". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
- ↑ Johnson, Timothy (1999). CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 178. ISBN 0-8493-1187-X.
- ↑ Kubitzki, Klaus (2011). The Families and Genera of Vascular Plannts: Flowering Plants. Eudicots: Sapindales, Cucurbitales, Myrtaceae X. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. p. 119. ISBN 978-3-642-14397-7.
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