''Selysia bidentata'' is a species of the genus ''
Selysia
''Selysia'' is a genus of the Cucurbitaceae, gourd family. A 2011 study based on genetics placed it under the genus ''Cayaponia''.
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Cucurbitaceae genera
Cucurbitoideae
Taxa named by Alfred Cogniau ...
'' native to
Panama
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. It is high similarity to ''
S. smithii''.
It has ovate seeds and there are 6–9 in each fruit.
The fruits turn from green to red at maturity. The leaves have three lobes. ''Selysia bidentata'' can be distinguished from the 3 other species of ''Selysia'' by its bidentate (two teeth-like parts) seeds. Seeds of the other three species are shaped like arrowheads.
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Cucurbitoideae
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