Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis prophetarum L.
Cucumis prophetarum L.
Cucumis prophetarum L. is an African and Middle Eastern wild cucurbit with edible fruit and leaves used in food and folk medicine.
Cucumis sativus L.
Cucumis sativus L.
Cucumis sativus L., the cucumber, is a widely cultivated creeping vine grown for its edible culinary fruit with a long cultivation history.
Cucumis metuliferus E.Mey. ex Schrad.
Cucumis metuliferus E.Mey. ex Schrad.
Cucumis metuliferus (kiwano, horned melon) is an edible African annual vine in the cucurbit family grown for its distinctive spiny fruit.
Cucumis anguria L.
Cucumis anguria L.
Cucumis anguria is an African herbaceous vine grown for its edible, cucumber-like fruit used in cooking and pickling.
Cucumis maderaspatanus L.
Cucumis maderaspatanus L.
Cucumis maderaspatanus L. is a cucurbit plant species found across tropical and subtropical regions from West Africa to Australia.
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.
Citrullus ecirrhosus Cogn.
Citrullus ecirrhosus Cogn.
Namib tsamma (Citrullus ecirrhosus) is a perennial desert vine relative of watermelon, native to southwestern African deserts.
Citrullus amarus Schrad.
Citrullus amarus Schrad.
Citrullus amarus, or citron melon, is an African relative of watermelon grown for food and water, now invasive in western Mexico.
Citrullus naudinianus (Sond.) Hook.fil.
Citrullus naudinianus (Sond.) Hook.fil.
Citrullus naudinianus is a dioecious southern African vine with spiny fruit and poisonous tuberous roots.
Acanthosicyos horridus Welw.
Acanthosicyos horridus Welw.
Acanthosicyos horridus is a leafless desert phreatophyte, a keystone species whose fruits are eaten by people and wildlife.
Melothria scabra Naudin
Melothria scabra Naudin
Melothria scabra Naudin is a climbing cucurbit grown for its small sweet edible striped fruits.
Coccinia sessilifolia (Sond.) Cogn.
Coccinia sessilifolia (Sond.) Cogn.
Coccinia sessilifolia is a perennial dioecious climber native to southern Africa, found in semi-arid open habitats.
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.
Lagenaria siceraria, bottle gourd/calabash, is a cultivated cucurbit grown for edible or utility fruit with potential toxicity under specific conditions.
Lagenaria sphaerica (Sond.) E.Mey.
Lagenaria sphaerica (Sond.) E.Mey.
Lagenaria sphaerica, commonly wild melon, is a herbaceous cucurbit climber native to southern to East Africa with multiple human uses.
Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.
Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.
Benincasa hispida, the wax gourd, is a vining cucurbit grown for its large edible waxy fruits native to South and Southeast Asia.
Zehneria scabra (L.fil.) Sond.
Zehneria scabra (L.fil.) Sond.
Zehneria scabra is a climbing herb used in traditional African medicine to treat skin conditions and other ailments.
Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi
Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi
Solena amplexicaulis, creeping cucumber, is a perennial climbing vine with edible and medicinal uses, found across South and East Asia.
Sinobaijiania taiwaniana (Hayata) C.Jeffrey & W.J.de Wilde
Sinobaijiania taiwaniana (Hayata) C.Jeffrey & W.J.de Wilde
Sinobaijiania is a Cucurbitaceae genus of five climbing tuberous geophyte species native to East and Southeast Asia.
Momordica foetida Schum.
Momordica foetida Schum.
Momordica foetida is a perennial climbing vine native to tropical Africa with a variety of local human uses.
Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd.
Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd.
Momordica dioica is a dioecious flowering cucurbit grown as an edible vegetable in South Asia, including India.
Apodanthera undulata A.Gray
Apodanthera undulata A.Gray
Apodanthera undulata, common name melon loco, is a foul-smelling perennial vine native to the southwestern US and Mexico.
Ibervillea sonorae (S.Watson) Greene
Ibervillea sonorae (S.Watson) Greene
Ibervillea sonorae is a bitter-fruited perennial tuberous vine native to arid regions of northwestern Mexico.
Kedrostis nana (Lam.) Cogn.
Kedrostis nana (Lam.) Cogn.
Kedrostis nana is a dioecious flowering plant that differs from close relatives in leaf shape and breeding system.
Kedrostis africana (L.) Cogn.
Kedrostis africana (L.) Cogn.
Kedrostis africana, baboon's cucumber, is a southern African succulent used ornamentally and in traditional medicine.
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