Cucumis ritchiei
(C.B.Clarke) Ghebret. & Thulin
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Leaves
Both the fruit and leaves are eaten; the leaves are cooked as a vegetable.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows along hedges.
Asia, India,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A pumpkin family plant. It is a climber. The leaves are alternate and 2-4 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. They are simple and oval. The have 3-5 small lobes and teeth. The male flowers are in groups and the female flowers occur singly. The fruit are berries 1-1.5 cm long. They are narrowly oval.
Names & Synonyms
Dicoelospermum ritchiei C.B.ClarkeMukia ritchiei (C. B. Clarke( W. J. de Wilde & Duyfjes
References (1)
- Sen, R., et al, 1985, Ethnobotanical Uses of Herbaria - 4 J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Vol 6. No.2 pp 331-335 (As Dicoelospermum ritchiei)
