PUBLISHED IN: Monographiae Phanerogamarum 3: 797. 1881.

TYPE: Poeppig 2924, Jan. 1832, Brazil (W).

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BASIONYM: Sechium amazonicum Poepp. & Endl., Nova Genera ac Species Plantarum 2: 57. 1838.

SYNONYMY: Perianthopodus amazonicus (Poepp. & Endl.) Cogn., Flora Brasiliensis 6(4): 96. 1878. Basionym: Sechium amazonicum Poepp. & Endl.

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DISTRIBUTION: Ecuador, Peru

ECOLOGY: Amazonia, seasonally inundated areas 0–500 m.

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