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Melothria Pendula (Creeping Cucumber Fruit)
''Melothria pendula'', also known as the creeping cucumber or the Guadeloupe cucumber, is a plant in the Benincaseae tribe. The plant is especially prominent in the Southeastern United States. The plant resembles the cultivated cucumber, possessing miniature yellow flowers, similar leaf shape, same leaf patterns, as well as similar growth patterns. The unripe berries strongly resemble minuscule watermelons. Etymology The genus name ' is from Ancient Greek μηλοθρων : mēlothrōn 'kind of white grape' in reference to small grapevine fruits born by the genus. The specific name ' means 'hanging'. Toxicity The ripe berries, which are black, have powerful laxative qualities when consumed. The root, vines, leaves, and flowers have unknown toxicity. Edibility The berries, when unripe and light green can be eaten raw. Dogs are known to eat the leaves without any apparent side effects. Ecology The larvae of ''Hypercompe cunigunda ''Hypercompe cunigunda'' is a moth of the fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy". Many of his writings were in Latin; his name is rendered in Latin as and, after his 1761 ennoblement, as . Linnaeus was born in Råshult, the countryside of Småland, in southern Sweden. He received most of his higher education at Uppsala University and began giving lectures in botany there in 1730. He lived abroad between 1735 and 1738, where he studied and also published the first edition of his ' in the Netherlands. He then returned to Sweden where he became professor of medicine and botany at Uppsala. In the 1740s, he was sent on several journeys through Sweden to find and classify plants and animals. In the 1750s and 1760s, he continued to coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melothria Pendula (Creeping Cucumber Fruit)
''Melothria pendula'', also known as the creeping cucumber or the Guadeloupe cucumber, is a plant in the Benincaseae tribe. The plant is especially prominent in the Southeastern United States. The plant resembles the cultivated cucumber, possessing miniature yellow flowers, similar leaf shape, same leaf patterns, as well as similar growth patterns. The unripe berries strongly resemble minuscule watermelons. Etymology The genus name ' is from Ancient Greek μηλοθρων : mēlothrōn 'kind of white grape' in reference to small grapevine fruits born by the genus. The specific name ' means 'hanging'. Toxicity The ripe berries, which are black, have powerful laxative qualities when consumed. The root, vines, leaves, and flowers have unknown toxicity. Edibility The berries, when unripe and light green can be eaten raw. Dogs are known to eat the leaves without any apparent side effects. Ecology The larvae of ''Hypercompe cunigunda ''Hypercompe cunigunda'' is a moth of the fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benincaseae
Benincaseae is one of 15 tribes in the family Cucurbitaceae. Subtribes and genera Benincaseae consists of at least one subtribe, 26 genera, and over 200 species. *Benincasinae **''Acanthosicyos'' **''Benincasa'' **'' Citrullus'' **''Coccinia'' **'' Diplocyclos'' **'' Lagenaria'' **''Lemurosicyos'' **'' Praecitrillus'' **''Raphidiocystis'' **'' Ruthalicia'' Other: *'' Blastania'' *''Borneosicyos'' *''Cephalopentandra'' *'' Ctenolepis'' *'' Cucumis'' *''Dactyliandra'' *''Indomelothria'' *'' Khmeriosicyos'' *''Melothria'' *'' Muellerargia'' *''Papuasicyos'' *''Peponium'' *''Scopellaria'' *'' Solena'' *''Trochomeria'' *''Zehneria ''Zehneria'' is a genus of flowering plants – of vines in the cucumber and gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. It contains about 35 species ranging from Africa, through Southeast Asia to Australia and Oceania. The name honours botanical artist Jos ...'' References Rosid tribes Cucurbitoideae Taxa named by Nicolas Charles Seringe {{cucurbital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southeastern United States
The Southeastern United States, also referred to as the American Southeast or simply the Southeast, is a geographical region of the United States. It is located broadly on the eastern portion of the southern United States and the southern portion of the eastern United States. It comprises at least a core of states on the lower East Coast of the United States and eastern Gulf Coast. Expansively, it reaches as far north as West Virginia and Maryland (bordered to north by the Ohio River and Mason–Dixon line), and stretching as far west as Arkansas and Louisiana. There is no official U.S. government definition of the region, though various agencies and departments use different definitions. Geography The U.S. Geological Survey considers the Southeast region to be the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, plus Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. There is no official C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypercompe Cunigunda
''Hypercompe cunigunda'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Caspar Stoll in 1781. It is found in French Guiana, Suriname, Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia. The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Melothria pendula ''Melothria pendula'', also known as the creeping cucumber or the Guadeloupe cucumber, is a plant in the Benincaseae Benincaseae is one of 15 Tribe (biology), tribes in the family Cucurbitaceae. Subtribes and genera Benincaseae consists of ...''. References * cunigunda Moths described in 1781 {{Hypercompe-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guadeloupe Cucumber
''Melothria pendula'', also known as the creeping cucumber or the Guadeloupe cucumber, is a plant in the Benincaseae tribe. The plant is especially prominent in southeast regions of the United States. The plant resembles the cultivated cucumber, possessing miniature yellow flowers, similar leaf shape, same leaf patterns, as well as similar growth patterns. The unripe berries strongly resemble minuscule watermelons. Etymology The genus name ' is from Ancient Greek μηλοθρων : mēlothrōn 'kind of white grape' in reference to small grapevine fruits born by the genus. The specific name ' means 'hanging'. Toxicity The ripe berries, which are black, have powerful laxative qualities when consumed. The root, vines, leaves, and flowers have unknown toxicity. Edibility The berries, when unripe and light green can be eaten raw. Dogs are known to eat the leaves without any apparent side effects. Ecology The larvae of ''Hypercompe cunigunda ''Hypercompe cunigunda'' is a moth of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melothria
''Melothria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae, native to the Americas from the United States to Argentina, and with some introductions in Africa and elsewhere. A number of Old World species formerly in ''Melothria'' were reassigned to '' Cucumis''. Species Currently accepted species include: *'' Melothria campestris'' (Naudin) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner *'' Melothria cucumis'' Vell. *'' Melothria dulcis'' Wunderlin *'' Melothria hirsuta'' Cogn. *'' Melothria longituba'' C.Jeffrey *'' Melothria pendula'' L. *'' Melothria pringlei'' (S.Watson) Mart.Crov. *''Melothria scabra'' Naudin *'' Melothria schulziana'' Mart.Crov. *''Melothria sphaerocarpa ''Melothria sphaerocarpa'' is a species of flowering plant from the genus ''Melothria ''Melothria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae, native to the Americas from the United States to Argentina, and with some introducti ...'' (Cogn.) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner *'' Melothria trilobata'' Cogn. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edible Plants
Edible plants include: * List of culinary fruits * List of culinary herbs and spices * List of culinary nuts * List of edible cacti * List of edible flowers * List of edible seeds * List of forageable plants (edible plants commonly found in the wild) * List of leaf vegetables * List of root vegetables * List of vegetables See also * Edible seaweed * List of domesticated plants * Medicinal plants * List of plants used in herbalism This is an alphabetical list of plants used in herbalism. Phytochemicals possibly involved in biological functions are the basis of herbalism, and may be grouped as: :*primary metabolites, such as carbohydrates and fats found in all plants : ... * Plantas Alimentícias Não Convencionais * Crop {{food-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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