Cayaponia quinqueloba

ClassificationDicots
FamilyCucurbitaceae
Family (Traditional)Cucurbitaceae
GenusCayaponia
Species:Cayaponia quinqueloba (Raf.) Shinners
Common NameFivelobe Cucumber
Growth Habitvine - forb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: vine - forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 7
StatusNative; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S1?] (State Rank); G4 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Bryonia boykinii Bryonia boykinii

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Livingston (KY), Lake (TN), Shelby (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, MEM, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1972 - 2005

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100388949 Lake Tennessee 23 Sep 1995 Ronald L. Jones
 EKY
Cayaponia quinqueloba
TENN-V-0208485 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Cayaponia quinqueloba
APSC0050931 Livingston Kentucky 30 Jul 2005 Michael Homoya
 APSC
Cayaponia quinqueloba
APSC0015968 Lake Tennessee
APSC
Cayaponia quinqueloba
MEM009798 Shelby Tennessee 05 Sep 1972 John E. Thompson Jr.
1021		 MEM
Cayaponia quinqueloba
MEM018314 Shelby Tennessee 05 Oct 1980 Vernon Bates Jr.
1958		 MEM
Cayaponia quinqueloba
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