Thilachium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Capparaceae. Its native range is Somalia to Southern Africa, Madagascar and Mauritius.

Thilachium africanum, synonymously known as Ritchiea langii and commonly known as Cucumber Bush in English, Isikonke in isiZulu or Komkommerbos in Afrikaans, is a South African indigenous species found in the KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces.

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