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Cyclanthera pedata

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Home Annual Cyclanthera pedata

Not known in a truly wild condition.

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Family: Cucurbitaceae
Height: 4.5 m / 15 ft
Sun, Semi-shade
Light, Medium and Heavy Soil
Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 3 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 4 of 5
Other Uses: 1 of 5

Native Habitat

Achocha, Caihua, Caygua, Cayua, Korila, Wild Cucumber Cyclanthera pedata native habitat is Not known in a truly wild condition.

Edible Uses

Fruit. Young, immature fruits are eaten raw or cooked and have a similar taste to cucumbers though they are not crisp. Older fruits are cooked, they can be stuffed in much the same way as marrows. The fruit has a large cavity in which the seeds develop, and this can be filled with other foods to make kaywa dishes. This may have inspired the local Spanish name pepino de rellenar ("stuffing cucumber"). Mature fruit are cooked with oil and vinegar or added to soups and stews. The fruit is about 6 - 15cm long and 6cm wide. Leaves and tender young shoots - cooked and used as greens.

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