Fakara Plants
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CUCURBITACEAE
Citrullus colocynthis   (L.) Schrad.
Zarma name: kanei hottou
A trailing plant growing in semidesert habitat.
Uses: Medicine (leaves)
Notes: The fruit is extremely bitter and is not edible.
Seeds are collected for food in some areas.
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1. Habitat
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2. Fruits (photographs taken in the Sahara Desert of Niger)
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