''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:
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Melothria campestris''
(Naudin) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner
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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 ...
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Naudin
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Melothria schulziana''
Mart.Crov.
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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 ...
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(Cogn.) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner
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Melothria trilobata''
Cogn.
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Melothria warmingii''
Cogn.
References
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Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbitaceae genera
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Taxa described in 1753