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ctenolepis

Scientific Name: Ctenolepis cerasiformis

Family: Cucurbitaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Vine, Forb/herb

Duration: Annual

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Ctenolepis: A Genus of Climbing Herbs

Ctenolepis is a plant genus belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family (gourd family). This genus comprises climbing herbs primarily found in tropical regions of the Old World.

Considerations for Pets

  • Ctenolepis species are climbing herbs with tendrils.
  • Some species have roughly hairy leaves.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Ctenolepis
  • Family: Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Synonyms:
    • Zehneria cerasiformis
    • Blastania cerasiformis
    • Blastania fimbristipula
    • Sicyos garcinii

Species

The Plant List recognizes the following accepted species:

  • Ctenolepis cerasiformis (Stocks) C.B. Clarke
  • Ctenolepis garcinii (Burm. fil.) Naud.

Distribution and Habitat

  • Ctenolepis species are found in the Old World tropics.
  • Ctenolepis cerasiformis is found in areas such as Crocodile Farm, Kariba, Zimbabwe, and Somalia.
  • Ctenolepis garcinii grows in lake and river margins in woodland and wooded grassland with clay or sandy-muddy soil, sometimes in shade, at altitudes of 0-1100 m, for example in South Africa (Transvaal).

Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits

  • Ctenolepis species are perennial climbing herbs with annual stems.
  • They possess simple leaves that are broadly ovate in outline, deeply palmately 3-5-lobed, and roughly hairy above and on the veins. Leaves can grow to 5 x 6 cm.
  • The plants have simple tendrils and stipule-like probracts that are subcircular and fimbriate-ciliate.
  • Flowers are unisexual and approximately 2 mm across in male flowers.

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • Mentioned in connection to the fish species, Xenodexia ctenolepis (Grijalva studfish), but no specific interaction between the plant and fish is detailed.

Further Information

  • The Plant List: The Plant List
  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS): ITIS
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Kew
  • South African National Biodiversity Institute&#39s: SANBI
  • Discover Life's biology page for the fish species, Xenodexia ctenolepis: Discover Life