Cucurbitaceae FAMILY
Cucumis sacleuxii
Cucumis sacleuxii
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cucumis sacleuxii is a climbing or trailing herb producing stems up to 1 metre long[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEastern tropical Africa - Congo, Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar.
HabitatDeciduous woodland or lowland grassland; old cultivations from sea level to 1,220 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].