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Cionosicyos excisus (Griseb) Jeffrey

Coarse herbaceous liana climbing by axillary tendrils; stems thin, green, wiry; leaves alternate, simple, deeply palmately lobed; margins toothed, the teeth white; inflorescence axillary; staminate flowers campanulate, pale green, to white with green veins; anthers fused; fruit globose, green, fleshy.

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