Most of the vegetables we grow come from other parts of the world, writes Tom Kha Gai at thegardener.co.za, but if we do a little investigation. we find all sorts of interesting African edible plants. One such plant is the horned cucumber.
The horned cucumber () is native to South is a fascinating plant with a long list of other common names. These include African horned cucumber, wild cucumber, horned melon, spiked melon, and the cuke-a-saurus.