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Cucumis africanus

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Cucumis africanus

Also known as wild cucumber, wild gherkin

species of plant

Species

South African Spiny Cucumber

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCucurbitales
FamilyCucurbitaceae

Observations1,067

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Cucumis Plants described in 1782

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Angiosperms

Entity

Southern Africa

binomial nomenclature

National Center for Biotechnology Information

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