COCCINIA SESSILIFOLIA
Author:
Célestin Alfred Congiaux, 1881
Family:
CUCURBITACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Cogn. (1881). In: DC. Monogr. Phan. 3: 534.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
20 Centimetres
Height:
5 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Cephalandra sessilifolia. Sonder, 1862.
Cephalandra schinzii Congiaux, 1895.
Citrullus naudinianus, Hook.f.,
Colocynthis naudinianus Kuntze.
The genera name from Latin coccineus, meaning 'red' or 'scarlet' which must referee to the fruits. The specific name indicate the leaves are sessile, or stalk-less - or at least sit close to the stems. In this case, they sit right on it. Leaf on a wild plant in Namibia. And a male flower in South Africa.
Flower
White - Crème
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
