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Acanthosicyos is a genus of thorny shrubs of the botanical family Cucurbitaceae, subfamily Cucurbitoideae. The genus name derives from the Greek words ...
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Acanthosicyos horridus is an unusual melon that is endemic to the Namib desert. In English it is known as Nara, butter-nuts, or butterpips; ...

Acanthosicyos

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Acanthosicyos is a genus of thorny shrubs of the botanical family Cucurbitaceae, subfamily Cucurbitoideae. The genus name derives from the Greek words "akantha" for thorn and "sykios" for cucumber or gourd. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Acanthosicyos
Acanthosicyos horrida is a dioecious perennial cucurbit attaining a height of about 1.5 m. It forms plants of one sex in single clumps which may touch plants of ...
Acanthosicyos naudinianus is a perennial herbaceous plant producing annual stems up to 6 metres long from a tuberous rootstock that can be 1 metre long.
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Jun 12, 2024 · It almost never rains in the Namib desert. How a juicy melon can grow and thrive in this ...
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Acanthosicyos is a genus of thorny shrubs of the botanical family Cucurbitaceae, subfamily Cucurbitoideae. The genus name derives from the Greek words ...
The bitter roots have medicinal value. Either chewed or made into a decoction, they are used to treat nausea, stomach-ache, venereal diseases, kidney problems, ...
A plant of lowland areas in the very arid tropical deserts of southern Africa, where it is able to survive even in years when there is no rain.
Sep 8, 2023 · Morphology. Flowers yellow, dioecious. Male flowers solitary or fasciculate. Receptacle-tube campanulate; lobes lanceolate to broadly ovate.
Feb 11, 2022 · Acanthosicyos horridus is an unusual melon that occurs only in Namibia; it is locally called naras or nara. It is a dioecious plant found in ...