Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber)

Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber) green caudex plant with small lobed leaves and thick twisted stem
Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber) with a thick green caudex and small lobed green leaves in container

Botanical names: Kedrostis africana, Bryonia africana

Common name: Baboon's Cucumber

Family: Cucurbitaceae

Origin: Africa

USDA Plant Hardiness Map

USDA Zone: 9-10

Vine or creeper plantPlant with caudexPlant form: Climbing or creeping vine; plant with caudex
Semi-shadeSun exposure: Semi-shade
Cold toleranceCold tolerance: Frost sensitive. Protect from freezing.
Watering: Regular. Let topsoil dry slightlyWatering: Regular
Yellow, orange flowersFlower color: Yellow, orange
Suitable forSuitable for: Outdoors in the suitable USDA zone; small gardens, containers, and indoor growing

Summer grower, climbing plant with white caudex and dark green leaves. Flowers are small, yellowish green; fruits orange yellow. It prefers well-drained soil, lots of water in the growing-period and some sun. The small flowers are yellow, and it can also be reproduced by cuttings. The caudex can grow to 50 centimetres in diameter, and the vines reaches 6 meters.

Similar plants: Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber)


Image gallery: 11 images
Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber) gray caudex plant with green leaves in a black pot
Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber) showing a thick gray caudex stem with small green climbing leaves
Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber) green leaves on thick stems in black plastic nursery plant pots
Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber) woody caudex stems climb wooden stakes within black plastic plant containers
Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber) green leaves growing on thin brown vines and white pot
Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber) green leaves spread across thin brown woody stems near white container
Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber) young green leaves close up with water drops on foliage.
Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber) seedling with light green leaves and small water drops.
Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber) with green vine foliage and small round orange fruit plant
Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber) vine spreads across stone with green leaves and orange fruit.
Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber) yellow fruit and green lobed leaves in close up view
Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber) yellow fruit nestled among distinct green lobed leaves and small flower buds
Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber) with green and yellow fruit on thin stems, close up.
Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber) with small green striped and solid yellow fruit along thin stems.
Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber) green plant with a rounded tan caudex in white pot
Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber) with thin green vines and a rounded tan base in pot
Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber) yellow and green fruit growing on a thin climbing plant branch.
Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber) vines with small striped green and round orange ripening fruit segments.
Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber) bright green leaves growing on a vine near a round caudex
Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber) green foliage climbing upwards next to a rough textured round caudex
Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber) green caudex plant with thick lumpy stem in gravel pot
Kedrostis africana (Baboon's Cucumber) with thick succulent green stem resting in a gravel pot.


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