BRANDEGEA BIGELOVII
Author:
Célestin Alfred Cogniaux, 1890
Family:
CUCURBITACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Watson, S. (1889). In: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 24: 52.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
?
Height:
4 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/?
CITES:
Synonyms:
Elaterium bigelovii, S. Watson, 1877.
Brandegea minima, Rose.
Brandegea monosperma, Cogn.
Brandegea palmeri, Rose.
Brandegea parviflora, S.Watson ex Rose.
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Cyclanthera monosperma, Brandegee.
Echinocystis bigelovii, Cogn.
Echinocystis brandegeei, Cogn.
Echinocystis parviflora, S.Watson.
Echinopepon bigelovii, S.Watson.
Echinopepon palmeri, S.Watson.
Echinopepon parviflorus, S.Watson.
Melothria pendula, W.H.Brewer & S.Watson.
Micrampelis bigelovii, Kuntze.
Vaseyanthus brandegeei, Rose.
Vaseyanthus insularis var. brandegeei, I.M.Johnst.
Vaseyanthus insularis var. palmeri, Gentry.
Vaseyanthus palmeri, Gentry.
It is found in the desserts of California, Arizona, Colorado and Baja California, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The vines will reach for four meters. The tiny flowers are white to crème coloured. The genera is n amed after Townsend S. Brandegee (1843-1925), an US botanist. The species after Dr. John Milton Bigelow (1804-1878), a professor of botany at Detroit Medical College. Tribe: Sicyeae Subtribe Cyclantherinae.
Flower
White - Crème Coloured
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum