Cucurbitaceae FAMILY
Coccinia sessilifolia
Coccinia sessilifolia
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitPerennial Climber
Growth—
Prefers a position in full sun or light shade in a well-drained soil[1]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cuttings Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Coccinia+sessilifolia>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Bihrmann's Caudiciforms — http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/ ↩︎An internet site giving information on caudiciform plants (plants with swollen stem bases such as the Baobab tree, cycads and many succulents). Excellent photos, usually of cultivated plants in pots.
- [2]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
- [3]Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle — Leffers A. · Gamsberg MacMillan; Namibia. · 2003 · ISBN 99916-0-491-X ↩︎Details of the traditional uses of over 200 species of plants in northeastern Namibia. Written for the non-expert, there is usually at least one photograph with each plant entry.