Cogniauxia podolaena Baill.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Cucurbitaceae > Cogniauxia

Characteristics

A pumpkin family plant. It can be climbing and 6 m long and can form clumps. The leaves have 5 distinct lobes. The flowers are large and yellow. The fruit are 15 cm long and pale green with darker green lines. The seeds are black and flattened.
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Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Environment

A tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The young leaves are cooked and eaten.
Uses material medicinal poison
Edible leaves seeds
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Distribution

Cogniauxia podolaena world distribution map, present in Angola, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, and Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:292031-1
WFO ID wfo-0000614168
COL ID 5ZKN5
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Synonyms

Luffa batesii Cogniauxia cordifolia Cogniauxia podolaena Cogniauxia ampla Cogniauxia auriculata Cogniauxia brazzaei Luffa batesi