Echinopepon | |
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Echinopepon wrightii in bloom | |
Close-up of Echinopepon wrightii fruit | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
Subfamily: | Cucurbitoideae |
Tribe: | Sicyoeae |
Genus: | Echinopepon Naudin[1] |
Species | |
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Echinopepon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae, native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America.[2] Tendrillate vines, their prickly fruits are operculate, with the prickles themselves being stipitate glandular.[3]
Currently accepted species include:[2]