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