Cayaponia espelina

São Caetano melon
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

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

  1. 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.
  2. Johnson, Timothy (1999). CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 178. ISBN 0-8493-1187-X.
  3. 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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