Xerosicyos pubescens (Xerosicyos)
Botanical names: Xerosicyos pubescens, Zygosicyos pubescens
Common name: Xerosicyos
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Origin: Madagascar






Xerosicyos pubescens is a dioecious perennial, caudiciform plant, forming a large caudex from which creeper deciduous vines characterized by tendrils emerge. The leaves are lobed, finely hairy, and semi-succulent and die back in the dry season and during prolonged periods of drought.
Similar plants: Xerosicyos pubescens (Xerosicyos)
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