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Cucumis metuliferus E.Mey. ex Naudin

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 11: 10 (1859)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Cucurbitales
family
Cucurbitaceae
genus
Cucumis
species
Cucumis metuliferus

Name

Synonyms
Cucumis metulifer E.Mey.
Cucumis metulifer E.Mey. ex Naudin
Homonyms
Cucumis metuliferus E.Mey. ex Naudin
Cucumis metuliferus E.Mey. ex Schrad.
Cucumis metuliferus E.Mey.
Common names
African horned cucumber in English
African horned cucumber in English
African horned cucumber in English
African horned melon in language.
African horned melon in English
Hommelone in German
Horn-Gurke in German
Kiwano in German
blowfish fruit in English
concombre africain in French
horned melon in English
horny cucumber in English
jelly melon in English
jelly melon in English
kiwano in English
kiwano in Swedish

Bibliographic References

  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds., 2015: null. Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 6: Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droseraceae. 496.
  2. Karlsson (2013-09-04 22:00:00) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter
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