| Acanthosicyos naudinianus (Sond.) C. Jeffrey |
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| Family : CUCURBITACEAE |
| Information on the genus : Acanthosicyos |
| Basionym : Cucumis naudinianus Sond. |
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Status
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| Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Citrullus naudinianus (Sond.) Hook. f. |
| Colocynthis naudinianus (Sond.) Kuntze |
| Cucumis naudinianus Sond. |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Perennial herb; stems annual, to 6 m long, prostrate; tuberous, fusiform root to 1 m long; tendrils solitary, spiniform. |
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| Ecology : |
Woodland, wooded grassland and grassland; sandy soils; 900- 1350 m alt. Botswana, Namibia, S. Africa. |
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| Biol./Eco : |
perennial-Herb- Length 0.5 - 3 m. Alt: 380 - 1695 m. Distribution: BOT, NAM, FS, GA, KN, LP, NC, NW |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Ethnobotany of the Kwanyama Ovambos : 67 (1985).
- List South. African Succ. Pl. : 64 (1997).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Namibia photo from Kyffhauser |
| see under Flora of Mozambique |
| see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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| Record n°26229 |
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