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Internal ID UUID643ff5fe4d9b5741855052
Scientific name Melothria pringlei
Authority (S.Watson) Mart.Crov.
First published in Notul. Syst. (Paris) 15: 46 (1955)

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The fruits are globose, and measure 0.2–0.4 in (0.5–1 cm) in diameter.

Melothria pringlei is a species of flowering plant in the cucurbit family, native to Mexico to Honduras. It was first described in 1890 and reclassified in 1954. It has a prostrate habit and scabrous stems that root where they touch the ground. Its leaves are scabrous and lobed, and measure 1–3 in (2.5–7.6 cm) in length. It is a monoecious species, with small male and female flowers, and globose fruits measuring 0.2–0.4 in (0.5–1 cm) in diameter.

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Apodanthera pringlei S.Watson Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 25: 149 (1890)

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  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest

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World Flora Online wfo-0000377162
Tropicos 9201339
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:157074-2
The Plant List kew-2373225
Open Tree Of Life 6094722
IPNI 157074-2
iNaturalist 283040
GBIF 3623662
Wikipedia Melothria_pringlei

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