Cucumis maderaspatanus

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Melothria maderaspatana, Cogn. (Cucumis maderaspatanus, Linn. Bryonia scabrella, Linn. f. Mukia scabrella, Arn.). Annual: lvs. ovate or somewhat deltoid, entire, angled or 3-5-lobed, very scabrous above and scabrous or short-hairy beneath: male fls. fascicled, the female solitary or only partially fascicled: fr. small, globose, smooth or sparsely echinulate, at first green and longitudinally variegated with brown-yellow, becoming red; seeds pitted. Trop.Asia and Afr. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.