Cucumis_prophetarum_10 © OBG
Cucumis_prophetarum_2 © OBG
Cucumis_prophetarum_3 © OBG
Cucumis_prophetarum_4 © OBG
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Cucumis_prophetarum © OBG
A prostrate or climbing annual or perennial herb , grey-green . Stems slender , climbing or trailing , up to 1 . 5 m long or more , hispid with appressed or patent hairs . Leaves alternate , grey/green , on long stalks with 3-5 deep lobes , base cordate , wavy margins ; tendrils simple . Inflorescence monoecious . Flowers yellow ; male flowers 2-3 together , sepals filiform , petals obovate ; femals flowers solitary ; sepals and petals same as in the male flowers . Fruit globose to ovoid , young fruit with longitudinal green and yellow stripes , turning completely yellow with soft spines when mature . Seeds pale grey , c . 4 x 2 mm , ± oblong or ellipsoid . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 1) .
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Cucumis amarus Stocks ex T.Anderson
Cucumis arabicus Delile ex Naudin
Cucumis foetidus Salisb.
Cucumis mascatensis Gand.
Cucumis rheedei Kostel.
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Cucumis
Wild Gourd
Wild Cucumber
Ripe yellow fruits were crushed and mashed with a little salt. The paste is used for all types of bites and stings. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).
*Ghazanfar, S. (2003). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.1: Piperaceae – Primulaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 90-72619-55-2 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants. Fourth Edition. Cambridge University Press, UK. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3 ISSN 978-0-521-68553-5. *Miller, A., Morris, M. (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the Southern Region of Oman: Traditional, Economic, and Medicinal Uses. Published by Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman; ISBN 10: 0715708082 ISSN 13: 9780715708088. *Pickering, H. Patzelt, A. (2008). Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. ISBN 9781842461778. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
