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''Melothria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Cucurbitaceae The Cucurbitaceae, also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family consisting of about 965 species in around 95 genera, of which the most important to humans are: *'' Cucurbita'' – squash, pumpkin, zucchini, some gourds *'' La ...
, 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 ''Melothria scabra'', commonly known as the cucamelon, Mexican miniature watermelon, Mexican sour cucumber, Mexican sour gherkin, mouse melon, or pepquinos, is a species of flowering plant in the cucurbit family grown for its edible fruit. It ...
'' 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. *'' Melothria warmingii'' Cogn.


References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q138918 Cucurbitaceae Cucurbitaceae genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Taxa described in 1753