Cucumis engleri
(Gilg) Ghebret. & Thulin
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Plant
The plant is edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, Tanzania,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A trailing or climbing herb. It grows 1.2 m long. The stems rise from a woody rootstock. The leaves are 2-8 cm long by 2-7 cm wide. The fruit are 1-4 cm long by 0.7-1.5 cm wide.
Names & Synonyms
Cucumella engleri (Gilg) C. JeffreyKedrostis engleri Gilg
References (2)
- Mutie, F. M., et al, 2023, Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches. Plants 2023, 12, 1145
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
