Accession Data:
Kedrostis africana (L.) Cogn.
- Common Name: Baboon's Cucumber
- Family: Cucurbitaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: South Africa, Namibia
- Habitat: desert to dry subtropical forest
- Uses: Various traditional medicinal uses in its native range, including inducing vomiting and weight loss.
Accession Data:
- Accession # 202500026
- Source: Smith College
- Provenance:
Plant from Smith College, accession 2015-0072
- Accession Date: 03-11-2025
- Bench: 2208 - XER:Horn of Africa
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 04-14-2025
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eurosids I
- Order: Cucurbitales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Cucurbitaceae
- SubFamily: Cucurbitoideae
- Tribe: Melothrieae
- SubTribe:
References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces / Namibia / KwaZulu-Natal / Free State / Northern Provinces
References (external):
data regenerated on Sat, 19 Apr 2025 12:21:03 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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Tribe Bryonieae
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Tribe Coniandreae
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Tribe Momordiceae
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Tribe Sicyoeae
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Tribe Zanonieae
Subfamily Cucurbitoideae
Tribe Melothrieae
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