Cucurbitaceae

Polyclathra cucumerina Bertol.

Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Polyclathra

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Polyclathra cucumerina: Dick Culbert: Polyclathra cucumerina hanging out in Nicaragua. Known as Calabaza Sylvestre, it is said to be vaguely edible, but very bitter. It has become some — Photo: Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

Cayaponia grandiflora Cogn.
Pittiera grandiflora Cogn. ex Rose
Pittiera longipedunculata Cogn.
Pittiera parvifolia Cogn. & Rose
Pittiera trilobata Cogn. ex Donn.Sm.
Polyclathra albiflora (Cogn.) C.Jeffrey
Polyclathra grandiflora (Cogn.) C.Jeffrey
Polyclathra longipedunculata (Cogn.) C.Jeffrey
Roseanthus albiflorus Cogn.
Roseanthus elongatus Rose
Roseanthus heterophyllus Brandegee

Photos

Photo: Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.