Apodanthera undulata
| Melon loco | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Apodanthera |
| Species: | A. undulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Apodanthera undulata | |
Apodanthera undulata, common name melon loco, is a plant species native to the south-western United States (western Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona) and in Mexico as far south as Oaxaca.[1][2]
Apodanthera undulata is a monoecious, foul-smelling, perennial vine with a massive taproot up to 20 cm (8 inches) in diameter. Stems are prostrate, running along the ground up to 2.4 m (8 feet), sometimes climbing with tendrils. Leaves are round to kidney-shaped, up to 15 cm (6 inches) across, decidedly wavy. Flowers are yellow, trumpet-shaped. Fruits are egg-shaped with ridges running lengthwise, up to 10 cm (4 inches) long.[1][3][4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b McVaugh, R. 2001. Cucurbitaceae. 3: 483–652. In R. McVaugh (ed.) Flora Novo-Galiciana. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
- ^ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas at Austin, Native Plant Database
- ^ Gray, Asa. 1853. Plantae Wrightianae, Texano-Neo-Mexicanae, part II. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(6):1-119.
- ^ Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.
- ^ Lira Saade, R. 2001. Familia Cucurbitaceae. 92: 1–120. In J. Rzedowski & G. Calderón de Rzedowski (eds.) Flora del Bajío. Instituto de Ecología A.C., Pátzcuaro.
- ^ Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert. 2 vols. Stanford University Press, Stanford.