porcupine potato
Kedrostis nana (Lam.) Cogn.
Kedrostis nana, commonly known as porcupine potato, is a flowering plant in the Cucurbitaceae family. It is native to coastal scrub vegetation in South Africa, ranging from Saldanha in the west to KwaZulu-Natal in the east.
Description
Kedrostis nana (Lam.) Cogn. is a member of the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae, and is found in the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal. The species was first described in 1881. It grows in scrub vegetation along the South African coast.
Other common names
porcupine potato
Distribution
Cape Provinces · KwaZulu-Natal
Synonyms
Kedrostis trilobaZehneria hederaceaBryonia nanaBryonia trilobaBryonia trilobataConiandra mollisConiandra thunbergiiCyrtonema latilobumCyrtonema molleCyrtonema trilobumKedrostis nana var. nanaKedrostis angulataKedrostis mollisKedrostis velutinaMelothria hederacea
