Melothria scabra Naudin

Common Name: Cucamelon
Family: Cucurbitaceae Juss.

Country of Origin: Mexico to Central America

Description: Edible fruit are about the size of grapes and taste like cucumbers with a tinge of sourness. It is believed to have been a domesticated crop before Western colonization of the Americas began.²

Accession Data:

Accession # 201900288
Source: Eli Udler - UConn
Accession Date: 07-23-2019
Bench: 3311 - NEOB: Cycads
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-29-2020

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: eurosids I
Order: Cucurbitales
SubOrder:
Family: Cucurbitaceae
SubFamily:
Tribe: Benincaseae
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2020
2019

References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Mexico Central / Mexico Northeast / Mexico Northwest / Mexico Southwest / Mexico Southeast / El Salvador / Guatemala / Honduras / Nicaragua / Panama / Venezuela / Colombia

References (external):

The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, 24 July, 2019.
Wikipedia. Last accessed on Wednesday, 24 July, 2019.
Plants of the World Online. Last accessed on Wednesday, 24 July, 2019.

data regenerated on Wed, 01 Apr 2020 16:03:45 -0400 [bcm v4.0]