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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