''Selysia bidentata'' is a species of the genus ''
Selysia
''Selysia'' is a genus of the gourd family
The Cucurbitaceae, also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family consisting of about 965 species in around 95 genera, of which the most important to humans are:
*''Cucurbita'' – squ ...
'' 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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