Melothria domingensis (Cucurbitaceae), an endangered Caribbean endemic, is a Cayaponia

The Neotropical genus Melothria (Benincaseae, Cucurbitaceae) is a small group of yellow- or white-flowered climbers with small to medium-sized fruits. In 1899, Alfred Cogniaux described a species from montane rainforest in Haiti as Melothria domingensis, presumably based on the overall similarity in...

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Main Authors: Hanno Schaefer, Michael Nee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2012-12-01
Series:PhytoKeys
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Online Access:http://phytokeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=1444