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Genus: Cucumella
Life
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Archaeoplastida >
Chloroplastida
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> Eudicotyledons > Core Eudicots > Rosids > Eurosid I
> Order: Cucurbitales > Family: Cucurbitaceae
The 11 species
are mainly found in Africa, but the genus also occurs in Asia. There are
four
species native to southern Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
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Cucumella aspera
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Cucumella bryoniifolia |
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Cucumella cinerea |
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Cucumella clavipetiolata |
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Publications
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Kirkbride, J.H. 1994. Revision of Cucumella.
Brittonia 46: 161-186.
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Meeuse, A.D.J. 1962. The Cucurbitaceae of
southern Africa. Bothalia 8: 1-111.
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