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Cucumis metuliferus
Common names: African horned cucumber, jelly melon, kiwano (Eng.); rooi-agurkie, rooikomkommer (Afr.); mokapana (Tswana)
Family: Cucurbitaceae
... Welman National Herbarium, Pretoria August 2009 Cucumis metuliferus is an annual climbing or rarely trailing ... in a light green or emerald-green, jelly-like flesh. Cucumis metuliferus grows naturally in tropical Africa south ... melon also grows in disturbed areas and abandoned land. Cucumis metuliferus grows at an altitude of 210 m to as high ...
10 / 08 / 2009 | M Welman | Pretoria NBG
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Cucumis africanus
Common names: wild cucumber, wild gherkin (Eng.); wilde agurkie, doringkomkommertjie (Afr.); monyaku (Pedi); mthangazana (Xhosa); isende-lenja, uselwa-lwemamba (Zul
Family: Cucurbitaceae
... Bees visit the flowers, presumably other insects too. Cucumis This species is not discussed in any of the standard ... with small, bitter and poisonous fruit! The genus name Cucumis is the Latin name for the cucumber which was already cultivated in Ancient Egypt. Cucumis is a genus of 32 species, indigenous mainly to ...
14 / 03 / 2005 | M Welman | National Herbarium Pretoria
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