VIRBOGA - Coccinia aurantiaca

Flower; Makutupora, Dodoma Region, Tanzania; 1/2014 © Jörn Germer

Flower, side view; Makutupora, Dodoma Region, Tanzania; 1/2014 © Jörn Germer

Upper and lower surface of leaf; Makutupora, Dodoma Region, Tanzania; 1/2014 © Jörn Germer

Fruit; Makutupora, Dodoma Region, Tanzania; 1/2014 © Jörn Germer

Habit; Makutupora, Dodoma Region, Tanzania; 1/2014 © Jörn Germer

Identifier: 2162
Date of entry: 30.01.2014
Last update: 11.01.2020

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

Order: Cucurbitales (26)

Family: Cucurbitaceae (26)(family description)

Genus: Coccinia (3)

Epithet: aurantiaca C.Jeffrey (1)

aurantiaca => orange-like, orange-coloured

Climate: tropical

Habit: herb

Flower colour: orange

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