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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Selysia |
| Species: | S. bidentata
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| Selysia bidentata | |
References
edit- ^ a b Knapp, Sandra; Hampshire, Rachel J. (1994). "A New Species of Selysia (Cucurbitaceae) from Mesoamerica and a Synopsis of the Genus". Novon. 4 (1). Missouri Botanical Garden Press: 35–37. doi:10.2307/3391696. JSTOR 3391696.
- ^ Duchen, Pablo; Renner, Susanne S. (July 2010). "The evolution of Cayaponia (Cucurbitaceae): Repeated shifts from bat to bee pollination and long-distance dispersal to Africa 2–5 million years ago". American Journal of Botany. 97 (7): 1129–1141. doi:10.3732/ajb.0900385. PMID 21616865.
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