Cayaponia americana (Lam.) Cogn.

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Object Details

Biogeographical Region

81 - Caribbean

Collector

Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez

A. Siaca

Max. Elevation

330

Microhabitat Description

Along roadside.

Min. Elevation

300

Record Last Modified

18 Nov 2025

Specimen Count

Collection Date

9 Jan 1991

Preparation

Photograph

Place

Reef Bay Quarter; Bordeaux Mountain, U.S. Virgin Islands, West Indies - Neotropics

Published Name

Cayaponia americana (Lam.) Cogn.

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Botany

Angiosperms

West Indies Project

Plant Image Collection

Taxonomy

Plantae Dicotyledonae Cucurbitales Cucurbitaceae

Data Source

NMNH - Botany Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35f3281e9-5b9e-4a00-baf3-83fccfb37f3d

Record ID

nmnhbotany_10457393