Sicana odorifera is a fast-growing, tropical herbaceous perennial vine in the gourd family, native to tropical South America and prized for its large, cylindrical fruits that can reach two feet in length. English names include cassabanana or casbanan, sikana, puttigel and musk cucumber.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Musk cucumber being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Cucurbitales
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Sicana
- Species
- Sicana odorifera
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