Echinopepon racemosus

Echinopepon racemosus is a species of flowering plant in the genus Echinopepon, native to Latin America.[2] A vine, its densely echinate fruits are dehiscent, but not explosive.[3]

Echinopepon racemosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Genus:	Echinopepon
Species:	E. racemosus
Binomial name
Echinopepon racemosus (Steud.) C.Jeffrey[1]
Synonyms[2]
List Echinocystis araneosa Griseb. Echinocystis lanata Cogn. Echinocystis macrocarpa Britton Echinocystis muricata Cogn. Echinocystis polycarpa Cogn. Echinocystis racemosa (Steud.) Mart.Crov. Echinopepon horridus Naudin Echinopepon lanatus (Cogn.) Rose Marah rusbyi (Greene) Greene Micrampelis araneosa (Griseb.) Kuntze Micrampelis lanata (Cogn.) Kuntze Micrampelis macrocarpa Rusby Micrampelis polycarpa (Cogn.) Kuntze Micrampelis rusbyi Greene Momordica muricata Vell. Momordica racemosa Steud.

References

1. Kew Bull. 33: 357 (1978)
2. "Echinopepon racemosus (Steud.) C.Jeffrey". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
3. Krings, Alexander; Braham, Richard R. (2005). Guide to Tendrillate Climbers of Costa Rican Mountains. p. 54. ISBN 9780813807584.