Melothria cucumis is a species of flowering plant in the cucurbit family native to Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and parts of Argentina and Brazil.[1] It is a herbaceous vine which produces oblong-ovoid green fruits 3–4 cm (1.2–1.6 in) long and 2–2.5 cm (0.8–1.0 in) wide.[2][3] Plants use tendrils to climb.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Melothria |
| Species: | M. cucumis
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| Binomial name | |
| Melothria cucumis | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Melothria cucumis Vell". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ^ CROVETTO, RAUL MARTINEZ (1949). "Las especies argentinas del género Melothria (Cucurbitaceae)". Darwiniana. 8 (4): 496–518. ISSN 0011-6793. JSTOR 23211698.
- ^ Lima, L.F.P.; Lutz, B.E. 2020. Melothria in Flora do Brasil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed on: 22 Jun. 2021
- ^ Durigon, Jaqueline; do Canto-Dorow, Thais Scotti; Eisinger, Sônia Maria (2009). "Composição florística de trepadeiras ocorrentes em bordas de fragmentos de floresta estacional, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil". Rodriguésia. 60 (2): 415–422. ISSN 0370-6583. JSTOR 23499998.
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