Cyclanthera | |
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Cyclanthera pedata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
Subfamily: | Cucurbitoideae |
Tribe: | Sicyeae |
Subtribe: | Cyclantherinae |
Genus: |
Cyclanthera Schrad. 1831 |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
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Several, including:
Cyclanthera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae. The name comes from the fact that some species show extreme cases of stamen fusion forming a ring around the gynoecium, with a single locule.