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Cucumis utilissimus, Roxb
Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815). In his Flora Indica, Roxburgh describes this species as an annual plant, native of the higher cultivated lands, but mainly found in a cultivated state. Roxburgh also reports that the natives eat the fruit of this species and find the seed useful for different purposes
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