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Cucumis ficifolius

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

A. Richard

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Chad
• Djibouti
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Ivory Coast
• Kenya
• Mauritania
• Mozambique
• Nigeria
• Rwanda
• Senegal
• Somalia
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Yemen
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Coastal

Flowering Times

• Mar
• Nov

Fruiting Times

• Apr
• Dec

Herbaceous perennial simple tendril climber with angled stems, coriaceous scabrid leaves 3-7 lobed to 50mm diameter, toothed lobes, lemon-green or yellow fruit with spines to 8mm long, yellow flowers, male flower with hispid calyx, female flower with ovary covered in rigid bristles

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA