Kedrostis africana (or baboon's cucumber) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cucurbitaceae.

[4][5] It is a succulent monoecious plant, with a large underground tuber, called a caudex which can span to lengths of up to 50 cm.

[4] Baboon's cucumbers form short racemes consisting of 1–12 male flowers.

It can be distinguished from Kedrostis nana by its being monoecious, with more herbaceous leaves that are deeply pinnate and dissected.

[8] This species is indigenous to southern Africa, occurring from Namibia in the north west, southwards as far as Worcester and the Gourits River valley, through the Karoo as far as Port Elizabeth in the south east, and northwards to KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga in the north east.

Baboon's cucumbers should be grown in well-drained soil, with lots of water during the growing season.