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Family: CUCURBITACEAE 

 Cucumis hirsutus
 

Photo by Dr. Hanno Schaefer.

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Author:  Soender 1862
Family:  Cucurbitaceae
Habitat:  Sudan, Cameroon, Zaire, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Angola, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Madagascar
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Medium
Thickness:  ?
Height:  2,5 meters
Flower:  White, cream, pale yellow or yellow
Reproduction:  Seeds
Pop names:  -
Synonyms:  Cucumis seretioides Suesseng 1951. Cucumis sonderi Cogn 1881. Cucumis welwitschii Cogn 1898.
Got it from:  -
Year:  -
 

 

   This dioecious member of the Cucurbitaceae family was described by Soender in 1862. It is found in Sudan, Cameroon, Zaire, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Angola, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa and on Madagascar, growing in open forests. It prefers a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The vines will grow up to two and a half meters. The flowers are from white over cream coloured to yellow.