Cucumis maderaspatanus is a species of plant in the family Cucurbitaceae. The species is found throughout the tropics and subtropics, from west Africa to Australia. One of its many synonyms is Mukia maderaspatana.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Madras Pea Pumpkin 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.
Easily confused with
- Cucumis althaeoides
- Kedrostis foetidissima
- Cucumis argenteus
- Zehneria scabra
- Blastania cerasiformis
- Cayaponia quinqueloba
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Cucurbitales
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Cucumis
- Species
- Cucumis maderaspatanus
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