MARAH MACROCARPA
Author:
Edward Lee Greene, 1910
Family:
CUCURBITACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Greene. (1910). In: Leaflets Bot. Obs. 2: 36.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
80 Centimetres
Height:
5 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Echinocystis macrocarpa Greene, 1885,
Marah major.
Marah micranthus,
Micrampelis macrocarpa Greene, 1890,
Echinocystis macrocarpa.
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Echinocystis macrocarpa f. leptocarpa, Parish.
Marah leptocarpa, Greene.
Megarrhiza californica, S.Watson
Megarrhiza macrocarpa, Tidestr.
Micrampelis leptocarpa, Greene.
Micrampelis macrocarpa, Greene.
Old mistake: M. macrocarp us
This member of the Cucurbitaceae family was given this name by Edward Lee Greene in 1910. It is found in the south-western U.S.A. and north-western Mexico, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to 80 centimetres in diameter, the wines can reach for five meters. The flowers are white, and seeds are the only way of reproducing.
The genera name might be from Latin amarus; 'bitter' for the taste of the roots. The species name Macrocarpa means large fruited.
Flower
White
Soil
Grit
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
