Cucurbitaceae

Acanthosicyos horridus Welw. ex Benth. & Hook.f.

Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Acanthosicyos

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 刺枝瓜, 納米比亞甜瓜, 納米比瓜, 纳米比亚甜瓜, 纳米比亚野生甜瓜
German: Narastrauch

Photos

Photo: Harald Süpfle, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Roger Culos, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Falcodigiada, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: M.H. Wilkins-Ellert, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Herbarium of the University of Coimbra, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.