⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-9201335, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Melothria pendula .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 9201335
) with original publication details: Fl. Bras. 6(4): 28 28 1878.