Cayaponia espelina

São Caetano melon
	Cayaponia espelina plant with fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Genus:	Cayaponia
Species:	C. espelina
Binomial name
	Cayaponia espelina; (Silva Manso) Cogn.[1]
Synonyms
	Perianthopodus espelina; Silva Manso;

Cayaponia espelina, also known as the São Caetano melon, is a plant native to Brazil. It is a diuretic and aid in the treatment of diarrhea and syphilis.[2] The fruits are occasionally eaten by the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus).[3]

References

"Cayaponia espelina". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved September 21, 2013.
Johnson, Timothy (1999). CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 178. ISBN 0-8493-1187-X.
Kubitzki, Klaus (2011). The Families and Genera of Vascular Plannts: Flowering Plants. Eudicots: Sapindales, Cucurbitales, Myrtaceae. X. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. p. 119. ISBN 978-3-642-14397-7.

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[grin-1] "Cayaponia espelina". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved September 21, 2013.

[johnsont-2] Johnson, Timothy (1999). CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 178. ISBN 0-8493-1187-X.

[kubitzki-3] Kubitzki, Klaus (2011). The Families and Genera of Vascular Plannts: Flowering Plants. Eudicots: Sapindales, Cucurbitales, Myrtaceae. X. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. p. 119. ISBN 978-3-642-14397-7.