8611.000 Eureiandra Hook. f.

Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975) Cucurbitaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles

Description of the genus

Climbing dioecious perennial herbs with tuberous rootstock. Tendrils simple. Flowers yellow or white. Male flowers solitary or in few-flowered fascicles; petals 5, free; stamens 5. Female flowers solitary; staminodes 3 or 5; ovary rostrate; stigma 3-lobed. Fruit ellipsoid, rostrate, orange-red, indehiscent.

Worldwide: 10 species from tropical Africa to Socotra

DRC: 0 taxa.

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Flora of Malawi: Eureiandra
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Eureiandra
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Eureiandra
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Tropicos: Eureiandra
Wikipedia: Eureiandra

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