CAYAPONIA TAYUYA
Author:
Célestin Alfred Cogniaux, 1881
Family:
CUCURBITACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Cogn. (1881). In: DC. Monogr. Phan. 3: 772.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
10 Centimetres
Height:
6-8 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Bryonia tayuya, Vell. 1825.
Trianosperma tayuya, Mart. 1843.
Trianosperma piauhiensis, Cogn. 1878.
Cayaponia piauhiensis, Cogn. 1881.
Allagosperma tayuya, M.Roem.
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Alternasemina tayuia, Silva Manso
Arkezostis piauhiensis, Kuntze
Arkezostis tayuya, Kuntze
Bryonia cordatifolia, Goday Torres
Bryonia cordifolia, Walp.
Bryonia tajuja, Mart.
Trianosperma tayuya var. pallidum, Cogn.
This member of the Cucurbitaceae family was given this name by Célestin Alfred Cogniaux in 1881. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru, growing in a rich and drained soil with lots of water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to ten centimetres in diameter and 70 centimetres long, the vines from six to eight metres in length. The flowers are greenish yellow. Brazilian botanist António Luiz Patricio da Silva Manso named this genus after the indigenous Cayapo people of Brazil. The species name originates from the locals name: 'taiuiá'. A caudex from a botanical garden. The flower by Mauricio Mercadante, Biokic.asu.edu.
Flower
Greenish Yellow
Soil
Rich - Mix
Water
Maximum
Sun
Medium - Maximum