Melothria cucumis

Melothria cucumis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Melothria
Species:
M. cucumis
Binomial name
Melothria cucumis
Synonyms[1]
  • Melothria cucumerina Naudin
  • Melothria cucumis var. multiflora Cogn.
  • Melothria uliginosa Cogn.
  • Melothria uliginosa var. major Cogn.

Melothria cucumis is a species of flowering plant in the cucurbit family native to Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and parts of Argentina and Brazil.[1] It is a herbaceous vine which produces oblong-ovoid green fruits 3–4 cm (1.2–1.6 in) long and 2–2.5 cm (0.8–1.0 in) wide.[2][3] Plants use tendrils to climb.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Melothria cucumis Vell". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  2. ^ CROVETTO, RAUL MARTINEZ (1949). "Las especies argentinas del género Melothria (Cucurbitaceae)". Darwiniana. 8 (4): 496–518. ISSN 0011-6793. JSTOR 23211698.
  3. ^ Lima, L.F.P.; Lutz, B.E. 2020. Melothria in Flora do Brasil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed on: 22 Jun. 2021
  4. ^ Durigon, Jaqueline; do Canto-Dorow, Thais Scotti; Eisinger, Sônia Maria (2009). "Composição florística de trepadeiras ocorrentes em bordas de fragmentos de floresta estacional, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil". Rodriguésia. 60 (2): 415–422. ISSN 0370-6583. JSTOR 23499998.
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