Melothria pringlei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Melothria
Species:
M. pringlei
Binomial name
Melothria pringlei
(S.Watson) Mart.Crov.
Synonyms[1]

Apodanthera pringlei S.Watson

Melothria pringlei is a species of flowering plant in the cucurbit family, with a native range spanning Mexico to Honduras.[1] It was first described by Sereno Watson in 1890 and placed in the genus Apodanthera,[2] but was reclassified as belonging to the genus Melothria in 1954 by Raul Martinez Crovetto.[3] Melothria pringlei has a prostrate habit, with scabrous stems that root where they touch the ground.[4] Its leaves are scabrous and lobed, and grow 1–3 in (2.5–7.6 cm) in length, with a slightly smaller width.[4] It is a monoecious species,[5] with each plant producing both male (staminate) and female (pistillate) flowers, which are small.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Melothria pringlei (S.Watson) Mart.Crov". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  2. ↑ "Apodanthera pringlei". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  3. ↑ "Melothria pringlei". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  4. 1 2 3 Watson, Sereno (1889). "Contributions to American Botany". Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 25: 124–163. doi:10.2307/20020431. ISSN 0199-9818. JSTOR 20020431.
  5. ↑ "Melothria L." Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
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