ZEHNERIA SCABRA
Author:
Otto Wilhelm Sonder, 1862
Family:
CUCURBITACEAE
Origin:
Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Islands, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Java, Kenya, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Islands, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Philippines, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Sulawesi, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Elevation:
Publisher:
W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 2: 486 (1862)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
20 Centimetres
Height:
3-6 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Melothria cordata, Cogn. 1881.
Melothria punctata, Riddell, 1853.
Melothria pendula, L. 1753.
Echinocystis bigelovii, Cogn. 1881.
Melothria fluminensis, Gardn. 1842.
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Bryonia scabra, L.f.
Bryonia scabrata, Blume.
Cucurbita scabra, Blume
Pilogyne scabra, W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes.
Zehneria scabra subsp. argyrea, C.Jeffrey.
Zehneria scabra var. chirindensis, C.Jeffrey.
This member of the Cucurbitaceae family was given this name by Otto Wilhelm Sonder. It's from South Africa up through eastern Africa pass the Arab peninsular pass India to Indonesia. Give it a well-drained soil, some water and sun, and the caudex will grow to 20 centimetres in diameter and the vines from three to six meters. The flowers are yellow and it is a monoecious plant. The genera is named after Josef Zehner, an Austrian botanical illustrator. The species name means 'rough'. Photos by Daniel Dytfeld. Photos by Daniel Dytfeld. Grit 5 mm.
Flower
Yellow
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
