Selysia bidentata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
Genus: | Selysia |
Species: | S. bidentata
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Binomial name | |
Selysia bidentata R.J. Hampshire
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Selysia bidentata is a species of the genus Selysia native to Panama. It is highly similar to S. smithii.[1] It has ovate seeds and there are 6–9 of them in each fruit.[2] 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.[1]