Acanthosicyos

Taxobox
name = "Acanthosicyos"


image_width = 225px
image_caption = Acanthosicyos in situ
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Cucurbitales
familia = Cucurbitaceae
genus = "Acanthosicyos"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
* "Acanthosicyos horridus"
* "Acanthosicyos naudinianus"

"Acanthosicyos" is a genus of the botanical family Cucurbitaceae, subfamily Cucurbitoideae. Endemic to the Namib Desert in Africa, this genus is represented by two known species including "Acanthosicyos horridus, the nara melon.

References and external links

* [http://www.ipni.org/index.html International Plant Names Index]
* [http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/subs/aca-nau-sub.asp]