Cucurbitaceae FAMILY

Cucumis kalahariensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cucumis kalahariensis is a perennial plant producing annual stems 0.5 - 3 metres long from a perennial rootstock. These stems scramble over the ground, often rooting at the nodes, and can also clamber into surrounding plants, where they support themselves by means of tendrils[ 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. , 775 Title Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle Publication Author Leffers A. Publisher Gamsberg MacMillan; Namibia. Year 2003 ISBN 99916-0-491-X Description 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern Africa - Namibia, Botswana, S. Africa.

HabitatBushland and grassland, on Kalahari sand, at elevations up to 1,190 metres[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. , 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. ].