Cyclanthera brachystachya

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Home Plants angiosperms cucurbitales cucurbitaceae cyclanthera Cyclanthera brachystachya

(Ser.) Cogn.

1877

cuchinito

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Cyclanthera brachystachya, the exploding cucumber (but not to be confused with Ecballium elaterium), in the cucurbit or gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), is a herbaceous vine usually grown for its curiosity value, but the fruit is also edible. The unusual fruit are bilaterally symmetrical, bulbous and spiny. They explode when ripe as a means of seed dispersal. ...read more on Wikipedia.

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