Selysia bidentata

Selysia bidentata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Selysia
Binomial name
Selysia bidentata
R.J. Hampshire

Selysia bidentata is a species of the genus Selysia native to Panama. It is high similarity to S. smithii.[1] It has ovate seeds and there are 6-9 in each fruit.[2] The fruits turn from green to red at maturity. The leaves have three lobes. Selysia bidentata can be distinguished from the 3 other species of Selysia by its bidentate (two teeth-like parts) seeds. Seeds of the other three species are shaped like arrowheads.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Knapp, Sandra; Hampshire, Rachel J. (1994). "A New Species of Selysia (Cucurbitaceae) from Mesoamerica and a Synopsis of the Genus". Novon (Missouri Botanical Garden Press) 4 (1): 35–37. JSTOR 3391696.
  2. ↑ Duchen, Pablo; Renner, Susanne S. (July 2010). "The evolution of Cayaponia (Cucurbitaceae): Repeated shifts from bat to bee pollination and long-distance dispersal to Africa 2–5 million years ago". American Journal of Botany 97 (7): 1129–1141. doi:10.3732/ajb.0900385.

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External identifiers for Selysia bidentata
Encyclopedia of Life 5737973