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Cayaponia americana (Lam.) Cogn.
American melonleaf

       
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Cayaponia americana (Lam.) Cogn.

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Distribution:
Cayaponia americana (Lam.) Cogn.

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Related Taxa:
Cayaponia americana (Lam.) Cogn.

View 34 genera in Cucurbitaceae, 3 species in Cayaponia
 

Classification:
Cayaponia americana (Lam.) Cogn.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Violales
Family Cucurbitaceae – Cucumber family
Genus Cayaponia Silva Manso – melonleaf
Species Cayaponia americana (Lam.) Cogn. – American melonleaf
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Cayaponia americana (Lam.) Cogn.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC NO NI NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FAC NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Cayaponia americana (Lam.) Cogn.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22354.

 
 
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