Cucumis

  • Filed As

    Cucurbitaceae
    Cucumis

  • Collector(s)

    P. C. Zietsman 4213 with T. Peyper, J. Meintjes, 24 May 2000

  • Location

    South Africa. Northern Cape. Gordonia. ±6km from Askam on the dune road, R360.

  • Habitat

    Shrubby Kalahari Dune Bushveld; soil sand, well-drained. With Schmidtia kalihariensis.

  • Description

    Scrambler; rootstock perennial, aerial parts annual, stems arising from a woody taproot, covered with coarse hairs; fruit oblong, light green with dark green stripes, yellow when ripe, with soft spines; leeaves green, ovate or elliptic, deeply divided into 3–5 lobes, hairy. Common, native. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01158710

    Occurrence ID: 016642e3-cae8-4c72-9c34-3ce0eff084e6

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Cucurbitales

  • Family

    Cucurbitaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cucumis det P. C. Zietsman, 2000

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    South Africa

  • State/Province

    Northern Cape

  • Locality

    Gordonia. ±6km from Askam on the dune road, R360

  • Coordinates

    -26.9703, 20.7413

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The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of South Africa
CVCTRBITACKAE
Cucumis sp.
det. P. C. Zietsman, 2000
South Africa. Northern Cape, Gordonia. ±6km from Askam on the
dune road, R360. 26° 58.221' S: 20° 44.479' E.
Shrubby Kalahari Dune Bushveld, soil; sand, well-. Schmidtia
kalihariensis.
Scrambler; rootstock; perennial, aerial parts annual, stems; arising
from a woody taproot, covered with coarse hairs, fruit; oblong, light
green withdark green stripes, yellow when ripe, with soft spines,
leaves; green, ovate or elliptic, deeply divided into 3-5 lobes, hairy,
common, native.
Collected by: P. C* Zietsman & T. Peyper, J. Meintjes 4113
24 May 2000
01158710