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Dendrosicyos socotrana Balf.f.
Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 11: 513 1882.
Family: CUCURBITACEAE

Dendrosicyos socotrana Photo by: © Plantemania

Synonyms:

Common Names include:
ENGLISH: cucumber tree
GERMAN (Deutsch): Melonenbaum, Gurkenbaum
ITALIAN (Italiano): albero del cetriolo
RUSSIAN (Русский): Дендроси́циос сокотранский, огуречное дерево
SOQOTRI (méthel d-saqátri /: اللغة السقطرية‎‎): qamhiyn, gamhen
THAI (ภาษาไทย): แตงกวาต้น
UKRAINIAN (Українська): дендросіціос сокотранский, огіркове дерево



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Dendrosicyos socotrana from seed (9 years old) planted in a rock. Trunks are succulent, but not bottle-shaped when young. Photo by: © Plantemania
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Dendrosicyos socotrana Photo by: © Plantemania

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Dendrosicyos socotrana Photo by: © Plantemania
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Dendrosicyos socotrana, bonsaized by goats. Photo by: © Plantemania

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Dendrosicyos socotrana Photo by: © Plantemania
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Dendrosicyos socotrana Photo by: © Plantemania

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Dendrosicyos socotrana Photo by: © Plantemania
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