Acanthosicyos naudinianus

Taxobox
name = "Acanthoicyos naudinianus"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Cucurbitales
familia = Cucurbitaceae
genus = "Acanthosicyos"
species = "A. naudinianus"
binomial = "Acanthosicyos naudinianus"
binomial_authority = (Sond.) C.Jeffrey

"Acanthosicyos naudinianus" known as the Gemsbok cucumber is a perennial African melon with edible fruits and seeds.Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.] The plant is green, and the flowers are yellow. The fruit is edible, but eating it before it is ripe will cause a burning sensation in one's mouth. It is not poisonous, but it can be combined with the blood of the larva of the Diamphidia beetle. [http://www.tourbrief.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=657 tourbrief--the gemsbok cucumber] ]

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