Cyclanthera pedata, known as caigua, is a herbaceous vine grown for its edible fruit, which is predominantly used as a vegetable. It is known from cultivation only, and its use goes back many centuries as evidenced by ancient phytomorphic ceramics from Peru depicting the fruits.

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Caigua produces a six-inch fruit with a slight curl at the end. It almost looks like a cucumber skin wrapped around a pepper. It’s an annual vine that self-seeds readily – so much so that in some areas it’s considered a pest. There are two types of caigua. The first is the most common, with its slightly bumpy skin.

2023年1月25日 · The caigua (Cyclanthera pedata), also known as the Inca cucumber, is widespread in Peru, but not widely grown elsewhere. Here is how you can grow this annual climber at home and produce its distinctive horn-shaped fruits.

Caigua is a slender tropical vine that is indigenous to South America. It grows up to 40 feet in length with long tendrils for climbing. The leaves are 4-5 inches wide and divided into several lobes. It produces a pale green, semi-flattened fruit resembling a cucumber that is 4-6 inches long and 2-3 inches wide.

2022年5月31日 · Caigua (Slipper gourd) is a vigorous climbing, herbaceous, monoecious, annual vine that normally grows about 4.5 meters or more long, perhaps up to 12 meters, much-branched and with twining tendrils that enable it to climb up, on and over structures.

2020年9月25日 · Caigua, also called stuffing cucumbers or slipper gourds, belong to the same family as pumpkins. Originally from Peru, they have been traditionally cultivated for centuries, and are said to be one of the crops of the Incas. Caigua is …

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2011年12月7日 · Caigua is a tropical herbaceous vine plant mostly native to South American countries. It acts as a substitute to cucumber and is a popular vegetable in the Andes region. It is also known locally by several other names, some of which are achojcha and slipper gourd.

Caigua, botanically classified as Cyclanthera pedata, is a rare South American fruit that belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. Also known as Achocha, Caihua, Wild cucumber, and Stuffing cucumber, Caigua is cultivated throughout the Andes region of South America as a food source and medicinal ingredient, used by civilizations for thousands of years.