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A plant by A. A .Dreyer, Kyffhauser.co.za.


Different looking leaves by Troos van der Merwe,Inaturalist.ca.


The fruit by A. A .Dreyer, Kyffhauser.co.za.


The female flower by A. A .Dreyer, Kyffhauser.co.za.

Author: 

A. Ghebretinsae & M. Thulin, 2007

Family: 

CUCURBITACEAE

Origin: 

Angola, Kenya, Madagascar, Namibia, N South Africa, Tanzania

Soil: 

Mix

Water: 

Medium

Sun: 

Maximum

Thickness: 

5 Centimetres?

Height: 

50 Centimetres

Flower: 

Yellow

Propagate: 

Seeds

Names: 

-

Synonyms: 

Cayaponia glandulosa, Cogn.
Cucumella cinerea, C. Jeffrey.
Cucumis cinereus,Ghebret. & Thulin
Schatz.
Kedrostis gracilis, Rosette M.S.B. Fernandes.
Kedrostis cinerea, Cogn.
Melothria breyeri, Burtt Davy.
Melothria cinerea, A.Meeuse.
Melothria hispidula, Burtt Davy.

This dioecious member of the Cucurbitaceae family was given this name by Amanuel G. Ghebretinsae and Mats Ingmar Thulin in 2007. It is found in Angola, Kenya, Madagascar, Namibia, northern South Africa and Tanzania, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex might grow to five centimetres in diameter, the vines to 50 centimetres in lentth. The flowers are yellow.

The genera name from Latin; cucumis; 'cuecumber'. The species is named is Latin for "ashen-grey" for the hairs.