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Cucurbitaceae

Cyclanthera

Cyclanthera pedata (L.) Schrad.

Family
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Cyclanthera

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Cyclanthera: Cyclanthera pedata
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Common names

By language (12)
arz
سايكلانثيرا بيداتا
Chinese
小雀瓜, 辣子瓜
Czech
Ačokča
English
Cyclanthera, CAIGUA
German
Caigua, Inka-Gurke, Inkagurke
Nepali
बरेला
Quechua
Achuqcha, Achoqcha, Kaywa
Russian
Циклантера съедобная
Serbian
Дивљи краставац
Spanish
Caigua, Achocha, Achojcha, Achokcha, Caihua
srn
CAIGUA
Swedish
Korila

Synonyms

  • Anguria pedatisecta Nees & Mart.
  • Anguria pedisecta Nees & Mart.
  • Apodanthera pedisecta (Nees & Mart.) Cogn.
  • Cyclanthera digitata Arn.
  • Cyclanthera edulis Naudin ex C.Huber
  • Cyclanthera pedata f. edulis (Naudin) Voss
  • Cyclanthera pedata var. edulis (Naudin) Cogn.
  • Momordica pedata L.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.