English: Native cucumber; Giant cucumber.
Clades:
Cucurbitaceae.
Region: Norfolk Island, New Caledonia.
BotanyLarge, perennial, dioecious liana, vine, climbing to the forest canopy.
Stem: lower stem are woody and corky.
Leaves: unlobed; broadly ovate, 6 to 10 cm long, 5 to 8 cm wide; cordate at the base, finely denticulate, acute at the apex. scabrous above.
Flowers: male and female flowers occur in fascicles.
Fruit: red, fleshy fruit; narrowly ellipsoidal; 15–20 mm long.
Seeds: ovate with a narrow margin.