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Melothria cucumis

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

Velloso

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• NE. Argentina
• Bolivia
• Goiás
• Maranhão
• Minas Gerais
• Rio de Janeiro
• Rio Grande do Sul
• Santa Catarina
• São Paulo - Brazil
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Uruguay

Natural Habitats

• Edge of woodland
• forest
• riverside

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Apr
• Jun
• Nov

Monoecious glabrous simple tendril liana with 30mm racemes of up to 8 flowers 5mm wide, 8mm long yellow or white flowers, pale green fruit with light green streaks to 60mm long

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• FB
• The Plant List 2