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ACCESSIONPLANT NAMETAXONOMYORIGINGENEBANKIMAGEAVAILABILITYRECEIVEDSOURCE TYPESOURCE DATECOLLECTION SITECOORDINATESELEVATIONHABITATIMPROVEMENT LEVELNARRATIVE
0PI 532331147Cayaponia racemosa (Mill.) Cogn. Chiapas, Mexico Historic1988COLLECTED12/24/1985In shrubs, back of sand dunes along Pacific Ocean, Dunas Conteras, 1km NW of center of Puerto Arista, Municapal Tonala.15.93333333, -93.816666671Wild materialMature fruits red. Three seeds per fruit.1427267PI 532331
1PI 511888Chicayotilla.Cayaponia attenuata (Hook. & Arn.) Cogn. Mexico Historic1987COLLECTED02/28/1986Market, Rio Balsas region, Cd. Altimirano, 54km SW of Huetamo, Michoacan, Guerraro.18.33333333, -100.66666667226Wild materialPlant a wild vine. Fruits small, round, green. Whole dried vines and fruits sold as detergent used for washing smelly clothes. Purchased from herb vendor.1406824PI 511888
2PI 247906Cayaponia sp.Maryland, United States Historic1958DONATED05/14/19581588690PI 247906
3PI 109923BenenitoCayaponia americana (Lam.) Cogn. Venezuela Historic1935COLLECTED02/04/1935Between El Sombrero and La Democracia1801341PI 109923
4PI 98823No. 3855Cayaponia americana (Lam.) Cogn. Tortola, Virgin Islands (British) Historic1932COLLECTED03/19/1932Near Harringan1785935PI 98823
5PI 36640Cayaponia sp. Paraguay Historic1913COLLECTED1516021PI 36640
6Grif 16835Grif 16835Cayaponia bonariensis (Mill.) Mart. Crov. Oklahoma, United StatesS9Not Available2009DONATED03/30/2009Wild material1797912Grif 16835
7Grif 16836Grif 16836Cayaponia citrullifolia (Griseb.) Cogn. ex Griseb. Oklahoma, United StatesS9Not Available2009DONATED03/30/2009Wild material1797913Grif 16836
8Grif 16837Grif 16837Cayaponia podantha Cogn. Oklahoma, United StatesS9SEEDNot Available2009DONATED03/30/2009Wild material1797914Grif 16837
9Grif 16492Grif 16492Cayaponia americana (Lam.) Cogn. Virgin Islands (British)S9SEEDNot Available2007COLLECTED2003Guana IslandUncertain improvement statusA New World cucurbit perennial known by several common names including American melonleaf and Bejuco de torero (Bullfighter vine). It has reportedly been used as a remedy for scabies. You can find this species in open, moist regions at lower and middle elevations from Cuba to the Lesser Antilles. A similar species, the Mountain melonleaf, found in Florida, the Caribbean, and South America, is best distinguished from the American melonleaf by looking at the flower structure. American melonleaf has a calyx that is six to nine millimeters long with lanceolate lobes whereas mountain melonleaf's calyx is three to four millimeters long with triangular lobes. The American melonleaf is a monoecious vine that can reach heights of ten meters. This vigorous perennial produces many lateral branches, one tendril per node that branches into three. The angular longitudinally ribbed stem may be glabrous or puberulent and will have swollen nodes where new stems may form. The leaves can be five to twenty centimeters long and wide and one plant can have leaves of multiple sizes and shapes from almost heart shaped to pentalobate. This and the dark green glossy foliage make the plant very attractive even though the flowers and fruit are small and are simple. The green fruit turn burnt orange when dry, often stay on the vine, and contain few seed. The plants survive the arid climate by storing water in tuberous roots. The plant is a large strong climber producing many fruit per plant.1719286Grif 16492