Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCucurbitales
FamilyCucurbitaceae
GenusCayaponia
Scientific name with authorshipCayaponia bonariensis (Mill.) Mart.Crov.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Antagonia sandia Griseb.Arkezostis bonariensis (Mill.) KuntzeArkezostis ficifolia (Lam.) KuntzeArkezostis sandia (Cogn. ex Griseb.) KuntzeBryonia bonariensis Mill.Bryonia ficifolia Lam.Bryonia filifolia Spreng.Cayaponia bonariensis f. dissecta (Cogn.) Mart.Crov.Cayaponia bonariensis var. dissecta (Cogn.) M.L.PortoCayaponia bonariensis var. dissecta Mart.Crov.Cayaponia ficifolia Cogn.Cayaponia ficifolia subsp. dissecta (Cogn.) Cogn.Cayaponia ficifolia subsp. rigida (Cogn.) Cogn.Cayaponia ficifolia var. dissecta (Cogn.) Cogn.Cayaponia ficifolia var. rigida (Cogn.) Cogn.Cayaponia sandia Cogn.Cayaponia sandia Cogn. ex Griseb.Trianosperma ficifolia Cogn.Trianosperma ficifolia var. dissecta Cogn.Trianosperma ficifolia var. genuina Cogn.Trianosperma ficifolia var. rigida Cogn.Trianosperma ficifolium var. dissectum Cogn.Trianosperma ficifolium var. genuinum Cogn.Trianosperma ficifolium var. rigidum Cogn.Trianosperma hilariana Naudin
Documented use categories
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier50559-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.