Kedrostis africana (or baboon's cucumber) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cucurbitaceae. It is native to Namibia and South Africa.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of African Haap 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
- Kedrostis capensis
- Dactyliandra welwitschii
- Ibervillea tenuisecta
- Cucurbitella asperata
- Corallocarpus welwitschii
- Trochomeria macrocarpa
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Cucurbitales
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Kedrostis
- Species
- Kedrostis africana
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