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8590.000 Acanthosicyos
Description of the genus
Prostrate dioecious perennial herbs (in ours) with annual stems arising from tubers. Leaves simple. Tendrils consisting of weak spines. Flowers yellow. Male flowers solitary or in fascicles; petals 5; stamens 3. Female flowers solitary; ovary spiny. Fruit ellipsoid to subspherical, indehiscent, bearing many stout conical spines. Worldwide: 2 species in southern Africa Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| naudinianus (Sond.) C. Jeffrey | GI,M | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Acanthosicyos:
Our websites:
Flora of Botswana: AcanthosicyosFlora of Caprivi: Acanthosicyos
Flora of Zambia: Acanthosicyos
Flora of Zimbabwe: Acanthosicyos
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): AcanthosicyosFlora Zambesiaca web site: Acanthosicyos
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Acanthosicyos
Wikipedia: Acanthosicyos
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Acanthosicyos
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Acanthosicyos
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