Caigua grow and care – herbaceous vine of the genus Cyclanthera also known as Kaywa or Cyclanthera pedate, Caigua perennial evergreen in cold climate grow as annual plant and also used as ornamental plant, can grow in tropic , subtropical, mediterranean or temperate climate and growing in hardiness zone 7+
Leaves edible color green, leaves size 7-15 cm and divided to 5+ lobes, young shoots edible.
Flower color white, there is male and female flower on the same plant.
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Caigua fruits
Fruit color is green in shape elliptic to shapeless some of the fruit have soft spikes, inner part fleshy when mature become hollow, the color of the inner part is white, the fruit sometime consider as pods and the seeds black.