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Cucamelon

Melothria scabra

About

Melothria scabra, commonly known as the cucamelon, Mexican miniature watermelon, Mexican sour cucumber, Mexican sour gherkin, mouse melon, or pepquino, is a species of flowering plant in the cucurbit family grown for its edible fruit. Its native range spans Mexico to Venezuela. Fruits are about the size of grapes and taste like cucumbers with a tinge of sourness. It may have been eaten by indigenous peoples before the European colonization of the Americas began.

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Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Melothria scabra
Slug
melothria-scabra
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Melothria
Species
scabra
Wikidata QID
Q929967
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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