Cyclanthera pedata: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Cucurbitales
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Cyclanthera
- Species
- Cyclanthera pedata
- Scientific Name
- Cyclanthera pedata
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Cyclanthera pedata
Cyclanthera pedata, known as caigua, is a herbaceous vine grown for its edible fruit, which is predominantly used as a vegetable. It is known from cultivation only, and its use goes back many centuries as evidenced by ancient phytomorphic ceramics from Peru depicting the fruits.
...Cyclanthera pedata in languages:
- Czech
- ačokča
- English
- Slipper gourd
- Portuguese
- Chuchu-de-vento
- Portuguese
- Maxixuá
- Portuguese
- Boga-boga
- Portuguese
- Cayo
- Portuguese
- Taiuá-de-comer
- Portuguese
- Maxixe-do-reino
- Portuguese
- Maxixe-do norte
- Portuguese
- Chuchu-paulista
- Portuguese
- Chuchu-do-reino
- Portuguese
- Pepino-do-ar
- Portuguese
- Chuchu-de-bucha
- Russian
- Циклантера съедобная
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Cyclanthera brachystachya
- Cyclanthera carthagenensis
- Cyclanthera dieterleana
- Cyclanthera dioscoreoides
- Cyclanthera dissecta
- Cyclanthera entata
- Cyclanthera gracillima
- Cyclanthera heiseri
- Cyclanthera hystrix
- Cyclanthera integrifoliola
- Cyclanthera jeffreyi
- Cyclanthera jonesii
- Cyclanthera langaei
- Cyclanthera longisepala
- Cyclanthera mathewsii
- Cyclanthera micrantha
- Cyclanthera minima
- Cyclanthera monticola
- Cyclanthera multifoliola
- Cyclanthera naudiniana
- Cyclanthera pedata
- Cyclanthera peruana
- Cyclanthera ribiflora
- Cyclanthera rostrata
- Cyclanthera stenura
- Cyclanthera steyermarkii
- Cyclanthera tamnoides
- Cyclanthera tenuisepala


































































































