Common names: wild cucumber, wild gherkin (Eng.); wilde agurkie, doringkomkommertjie (Afr.); monyaku (Pedi); mthangazana (Xhosa); isende-lenja, uselwa-lwemamba (Zul
Family: Cucurbitaceae
The fruits of this species, looking like small, prickly and striped cucumbers, were pickled and preserved in old Cape kitchens....
14 / 03 / 2005 | M Welman | National Herbarium Pretoria
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