Cucumis hystrix Chakrav.

Mandarin: 野黄瓜 (ye huang gua)

Kingdom: Plantae (2509)

  Phylum: Magnoliophyta (2408)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2040)

      Order: Violales (60)

        Family: Cucurbitaceae (23) (family description)

          Genus: Cucumis (1)

           Epithet: hystrix Chakrav. (1)

hystrix => porcupine-like or prickly

Climate: tropical

Habit: herb

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