
Gourd family: sopropo & pumpkin
Mexican Sour Gherkin
Melothria scabra Naudin
Names
| English | Mexican Sour Gherkin |
|---|---|
| Dutch | — |
| Spanish | Sandía de ratón |
| Chinese | 粗糙番马瓟 |
| Scientific name | Melothria scabra Naudin |
About this species
Melothria scabra, commonly known as the cucamelon, Mexican miniature watermelon, Mexican sour cucumber, Mexican sour gherkin, mouse melon, or pepquino, is a species of flowering plant in the cucurbit family grown for its edible fruit. Its native range spans Mexico to Venezuela. Fruits are about the size of grapes and taste like cucumbers with a tinge of sourness. It may have been eaten by indigenous peoples before the European colonization of the Americas began.
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Melothria scabra es una especie de planta trepadora cucurbitácea cultivada por sus frutos comestibles. Los frutos son del tamaño de uvas y de un sabor similar al pepino, son notables por un sabor amargo que proviene de su piel. Algunos de los nombres con los que se le conoce son, melón riata, pepinillo agrio, sandía miniatura mexicana, sandía ratón, sandita, pepino amargo mexicano, cucamelón
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Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Cucurbitales |
| Family | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus | Melothria |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Brokopondo1
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.



