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Cucurbitaceae
Cayaponia

Cayaponia quinqueloba (Rafinesque) Shinners. Common name: Five-lobe-cucumber. Phenology: Jun-Nov. Habitat: Swamp forests, river banks, hammocks. Distribution: E. NC (historically), e. SC south to GA and FL Panhandle, west to e. TX, north in the interior to w. TN. The NC occurrence is based on a 19th century collection by M.A. Curtis with locality data as only "North Carolina", but in his hand; we accept this as likely accurate documentation, and map it in the Coastal Plain, near known occurrences nearby across the SC line.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Fl2, FNA6, K4, NcTx, NS, POWO, Tn, Tx, WH3; = Cayaponia boykinii (Torr. & A.Gray) Cogn. — RAB, S; = n/a — C; > Cayaponia grandifolia (Torr. & A.Gray) Small — F, GW2; > Cayaponia quinqueloba (Raf.) Shinners — GW2; Arkezostis quinqueloba Rafinesque. Basionym: Arkezostis quinqueloba Raf. 1836

Links to other floras: = Cayaponia quinqueloba - FNA6

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Midwest: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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