PUBLISHED IN: Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, série 4. 12: 160. 1859.

TYPE: Colombia, no date, unknown s.n. (G).

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SYNONYMY: Cyclanthera brachystachya (Ser.) Cogn., Diagnoses de Cucurbitacées nouvelles et observations sur les espèces critiques… Premier fascicule 2: 64. 1877. Basionym: Elaterium brachystachyum Ser., Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 3: 310. 1828. Type drawing: Sessé & Mociño s.n., 1787–1803, Mexico (G).

INFRASPECIFIC TAXA: Cyclanthera explodens var. intermedia Cogn. ex Kuntze, Revisio Generum Plantarum 3(3): 103. 1898. Type: Bolivia. Cochabamba. Rio Junats, Alt. 1000 [100] m., 12 Apr 1892–21, C. E. O. Kuntze. NY 8429.
     Cyclanthera explodens var. trifida Cogn., Revisio Generum Plantarum {Revis. Gen. Pl.} 3(3): 103. 1898. Type: Bolivia. Rio Juntas, Alt. 2000 m., 13 Apr 1892–21, C. E. O. Kuntze. NY 172386.

VERNACULAR NAME: cuchinito

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