Echinopepon wrightii
Wild Balsam Apple, Wild Balsam Apple
Also known as: Echinocystis glutinosa Cogn. +10 more
- Echinocystis glutinosa Cogn.
- Echinocystis longispina Cogn.
- Echinocystis wrightii (A.Gray) Cogn.
- Echinopepon belizensis A.K.Monro & Stafford
- Echinopepon glutinosa Naudin ex Cogn.
- Echinopepon glutinosus (Cogn.) A.K.Monro & Stafford
- Echinopepon longispinus (Cogn.) Rose
- Elaterium wrightii A.Gray
- Micrampelis glutinosa (Cogn.) Kuntze
- Micrampelis longispina (Cogn.) Kuntze
- Micrampelis wrightii (A.Gray) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cucurbitaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing annual.
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Echinopepon wrightii (commonly known as Wild Balsam Apple) is a climbing plant belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America, Mexico, South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Arizona, Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Texas