| Cucumis africanus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Cucumis |
| Species: | C. africanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cucumis africanus L. fil., 1782 | |
| Synonyms | |
Cucumis arenarius Schrad. | |
Cucumis africanus, the wild cucumber or wild gherkin, is a species of cucumber belonging to the genus Cucumis . [1] It was first described by Carl Linnaeus the Younger. [2] The species is native to Southern Africa. [3]