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Striped Cucumber
Diplocyclos palmatus
Plant Family :Cucurbitaceae
Plant Form :vine
Growth Habit :Climber usually scrambling over adjacent vegetation with branched tendrils.
Fruiting Season :Flowering period November to January
Description :Fruit is reported to be poisonous.
Distribution :Widespread in coastal vine thickets, rainforest margins, and along creek banks.
Introduced :No
Seen North Qld :  Yes

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