Coccinia
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| Scientific name | Coccinia |
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| Order | Cucurbitales |
| Rank | Genus |
| Higher classification | Cucurbits |
| Family | Cucurbitaceae |
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| ID | 1201855 |
About Coccinia
The scarlet gourds are a genus with 25 species. It is distributed in sub-Saharan Africa and with one species, C. grandis also in South and South-east Asia, and it is also introduced into the New World. Incidentally, C. grandis is also a cultivated crop and it is used for culinary and medical purposes.
