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Exploding Cucumber
yclanthera brachystachya Cyclanthera brachystachya, the exploding cucumber (but not to be confused with Ecballium elaterium), in the cucurbit or gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), is a herbaceous vine usually grown for its curiosity value, but the fruit is also edible.[1] Distribution[edit] It is native from Guatemala south to Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador.[1] Description[edit] It is a scrambling or trailing annual plant growing up to 3 m long, with hairless stems. The leaves are 5–10 cm diameter, with three or five lobes, and a 3 cm petiole.
Cyclanthera brachystachya, the exploding cucumber(but not to be confused with Ecballium elaterium), in the cucurbit or gourd family ( Cucurbitaceae), is a herbaceous vine usually grown for its curiosity value, but the fruit is also edible. Exploding cucumber ( Cyclanthera explodens) in slow motionIt is native from Guatemala south to Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador. The unusual fruit are 2–4 cm long, curved but bilaterally symmetrical, bulbous and spiny; they explode when ripe to disperse the 7–9 mm wide seeds.
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