Melothria scabra
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| Melothria scabra | |
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| Vine with fruit | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Melothria |
| Species: | M. scabra |
| Binomial name | |
| Melothria scabra Naudin |
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Melothria scabra is a vine grown for its edible fruit. Fruit are about the size of grapes and taste like cucumbers with a tinge of sourness. Vernacular names include mouse melon, Mexican sour gherkin, cucamelon, Mexican miniature watermelon and Mexican sour cucumber.
This plant is native to Mexico and Central America, where it is called sandita (little watermelon). It is believed to have been a domesticated crop before western contact began.
External links
- How to grow and eat cucamelons outdoors in the UK from Homegrown Revolution
- Article from Mother Earth News
- Article from Bihrmann's Caudiciforms
- Kew Plant List
- IPNI Listing
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