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Kiwano ( Cucumis metuliferus ) is a plant species in the Cucurbitaceae family. It is a vigorous, annual herbaceous plant with trailing or creeping stems and simple, solitary tendrils measuring 4–10.5 cm in length. The root system is robust and fibrous. The stems can reach several meters in length; they are grooved and covered in long, stiff, spreading hairs. The leaves are simple and arranged alternately. There are no stipules. The petioles are 3–12 cm long and setose (covered in stiff, bristle-like hairs). The leaf blades are ovate or pentagonal, measuring 3.5–14 cm by 3.5–13.5 cm, with 3–5 shallow, palmate lobes. The surface is covered in coarse hairs—particularly along the veins on the underside—and eventually develops a rough, speckled texture. The flowers are unisexual, symmetrical, and pentamerous (having parts in multiples of five). The sepals are filiform (thread-like) and 2–4 mm long. The petals are fused at the base, 0.5–1.5 cm long, and yellow in color. Male flowers appear ...

Hyacinth bean ( Lablab purpureus ) is a plant species in the Fabaceae family. It is a perennial herb or shrub that grows either as a climber or in an upright habit, featuring a taproot with numerous lateral roots. The stems can reach up to 6 meters in length and may be hairy or glabrous (smooth/hairless). The leaves are arranged alternately and consist of three leaflets. The stipules are ovate, 5 mm long, curved outward, and persistent (remaining attached). The petioles (leaf stalks) are 1–18 cm long, with a rachis up to 4.5 cm long. The stipellae (small stipules at the base of the leaflets) are lanceolate. The leaflets are triangular-ovate, measuring up to 15 cm × 14 cm, with an acuminate (tapered) apex, entire (smooth) margins, and surfaces that may be hairy or glabrous. The inflorescence is a false raceme, emerging from the leaf axils and bearing numerous flowers. The peduncle (main flower stalk) is 2–40 cm long, with a rachis up to 25 cm long. The bracts are ovate-lanceolate, 4 mm...

Kuweni ( Mangifera odorata ) is a plant species in the Anacardiaceae family. It is a medium-sized tree, reaching heights of up to 20 meters, with a rounded or broadly ovoid crown and a straight main trunk. The bark is gray and contains a sap that can cause irritation. The tree thrives in tropical regions at elevations between 0 and 1,000 meters, where rainfall is high and evenly distributed throughout the year. The leaves are simple and arranged irregularly along thick twigs. They are oblong-lanceolate in shape, measuring 12–35 cm in length and 4–10 cm in width, with a texture ranging from leathery to papery. The leaf margins are not wavy, and the tips are shortly acuminate. The venation is reticulate (net-like) and prominent, especially on the underside; the leaves are odorless or nearly odorless when crushed. The petioles are 3–7 cm long with a swollen base. The inflorescence is a terminal panicle, pyramidal in shape and 15–50 cm long, bearing a dense cluster of flowers. The axis of...