Cucumis africanus L.fil. is a plant in the Cucurbitaceae family, order Cucurbitales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Cucumis africanus L.fil.

Cucumis africanus L.fil.

Cucumis africanus, the wild cucumber/wild gherkin, is a Cucumis species native to Southern Africa, first described by Carl Linnaeus the Younger.

Family
Genus
Cucumis
Order
Cucurbitales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Cucumis africanus L.fil.

Cucumis africanus, commonly known as wild cucumber or wild gherkin, is a cucumber species that falls within the genus Cucumis. It was first formally described by Carl Linnaeus the Younger, and the species is native to Southern Africa.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Cucurbitales Cucurbitaceae Cucumis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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