Acanthosicyos: Difference between revisions

Acanthosicyos
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Genus:	Acanthosicyos
Species
	Acanthosicyos horridus; Acanthosicyos naudinianus;

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Acanthosicyos is a genus of the botanical family Cucurbitaceae, subfamily Cucurbitoideae. Endemic to the Namib Desert in Africa, this genus is represented by two known species including Acanthosicyos horridus, the nara melon.

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 ''Acanthosicyos'' is a [[genus (biology)|genus]] of the [[botany|botanical]] [[family(biology)|family]] [[Cucurbitaceae]], subfamily [[Cucurbitoideae]].  Endemic to the [[Namib Desert]] in [[Africa]],  this genus is represented by two known species including ''[[Acanthosicyos horridus]], the nara melon.
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