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RE: Organography and Plant Histology of Cucurbita maxima (Cucurbitaceae)

in StemSocial4 years ago

Cucumis sativus popularly known as cucumber . It is very popular and nutritious here in Africa. It has high water percentage and rich in potassium too. Your histological study of this plant is really interesting. Well done.Hi @lupafilotaxia this is in the same family with

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 4 years ago (edited) 

Cucumis sativus, in fact is also located within the Cucurbitaceae family, here in South America the vernacular descriptor Cucumber is also used to refer to this plant material. In Venezuela, in most homes it is cut into thin slices for the preparation of salads, in the case of the region where I live it is consumed almost daily. Thank you @steep2308 for leaving your comment.