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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