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Useful Tropical Plants

Cucumis sacleuxii

Pailleux & Bois

Cucurbitaceae

+ Synonyms

Cucumis sativus usambarensis A.Zimm.

Oreosyce aspera Cogn.

Common Name:

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General Information

Cucumis sacleuxii is a climbing or trailing herb producing stems up to 1 metre long[
328
Title
African Flowering Plants Database
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
Publisher
Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
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The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.

Range

Eastern tropical Africa - Congo, Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar.

Habitat

Deciduous woodland or lowland grassland; old cultivations from sea level to 1,220 metres[
328
Title
African Flowering Plants Database
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
Publisher
Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
].

Properties

Edibility Rating *
HabitAnnual Climber
Height1.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

The young fruits are preserved as pickles[
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Title
Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
 
Author
Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher
Weinheim
Year
1959
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
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Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
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