Cucumber Tree

	Cucumber Tree Cucumber tree (or cucumbertree) is a common name for several unrelated trees and may refer to: ''Averrhoa bilimbi'', native to South-east Asia ''Dendrosicyos socotranus'', native to the island of Socotra. * ''Kigelia africana ''Kigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae. The genus consists of only one species, ''Kigelia africana'', which occurs throughout tropical Africa. The so-called sausage tree grows a poisonous fruit that is up to long, ...'', native to tropical Africa '' Magnolia acuminata'', native to the eastern United States and southern Canada {{Plant common name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Averrhoa Bilimbi ''Averrhoa bilimbi'' (commonly known as bilimbi, cucumber tree, or tree sorrel) is a fruit-bearing tree of the genus ''Averrhoa'', family Oxalidaceae. It is a close relative of the carambola tree. Description ''Averrhoa bilimbi'' is a small tropical tree native to Malaysia and Indonesia, reaching up to 15m in height. It is often multitrunked, quickly dividing into ramifications. Bilimbi leaves are alternate, pinnate, measuring approximately 30–60 cm in length. Each leaf contains 11-37 leaflets; ovate to oblong, 2–10 cm long and 1–2 cm wide and cluster at branch extremities. The leaves are quite similar to those of the Otaheite gooseberry. The tree is cauliflorous with 18–68 flowers in panicles that form on the trunk and other branches. The flowers are heterotristylous, borne in a pendulous panicle inflorescence. There flower is fragrant, corolla of 5 petals 10–30 mm long, yellowish green to reddish purple. The fruit is ellipsoidal, elongated, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dendrosicyos Socotranus ''Dendrosicyos'' is a monotypic genus in the plant family Cucurbitaceae. The only species is ''Dendrosicyos socotranus'', the cucumber tree. The species is endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen, and is the only species in the Cucurbitaceae to grow in a tree form. The species name was originally spelled ''D. socotrana'', but this is corrected to masculine grammatical gender according to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants. Features It has a bulbous trunk and a small crown. It was first described by Isaac Bayley Balfour in 1882. A recent molecular phylogenetic analysis of the family Cucurbitaceae found that the ''Dendrosicyos'' lineage is about twice as old as the island, and thus seems to be an island relic of a progenitor lineage that became extinct on the mainland. The leaves are nearly round, covered with fine bristles, and slightly toothed. The yellow flowers (3 cm), males and females are present on the same plant for cross pollinati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Kigelia Africana ''Kigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae. The genus consists of only one species, ''Kigelia africana'', which occurs throughout tropical Africa. The so-called sausage tree grows a poisonous fruit that is up to long, weighs about , and resembles a sausage in a casing. Etymology The genus name comes from the Mozambican Bantu name, ''kigeli-keia'', while the common names sausage tree and cucumber tree refer to the long, sausage-like fruit. Its name in Afrikaans ''worsboom'' also means sausage tree, and its Arabic name means "the father of kit-bags". Description It is a tree growing up to tall and it typically has spreading branches. The bark is grey and smooth at first, peeling on older trees. It can be as thick as on a diameter branch. The wood is pale brown or yellowish, undifferentiated and not prone to cracking. Foliage The tree is evergreen where rainfall occurs throughout the year, but deciduous where there is a long dry season. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]