Derivation of specific name
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zeyheri: named after Carl Zeyher, 1799 - 1858, a German naturalist
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Cucumis zeyheri Sond. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=157330
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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Perennial prostrate trailing herb. Annual stems grow from a woody rootstock. Leaves and stems with rough hairs. Leaves strongly 3-5 lobed. Flowers unisexual, both sexes on the same plant, solitary, yellow. Fruits oval or ellipsoid, covered in soft spines, green, withor without darker stripes, turning pale yellow when ripe.
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- cc-by-nc
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Cucumis zeyheri Sond. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=157330
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Frequency
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Common
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- cc-by-nc
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Cucumis zeyheri Sond. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=157330
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Swaziland and South Africa.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Cucumis zeyheri Sond. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=157330
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
