Cucurbitella asperata is a species of flowering plant in the cucumber family, Cucurbitaceae. It is the sole species in genus Cucurbitella.[1] It is a climbing tuberous geophyte native to southern tropical South America, ranging from Bolivia to west-central and southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cucurbitoideae |
| Tribe: | Coniandreae |
| Genus: | Cucurbitella Walp. (1845) |
| Species: | C. asperata
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| Cucurbitella asperata (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Walp. (1846)
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| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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The species was first described as Cucurbita asperata in 1833. In 1846 Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers placed it in the genus Cucurbitella, which he had named the prior year.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Cucurbitella Walp. Plants of the World Online Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ a b c Cucurbitella asperata (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Walp. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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