
Melothria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae, 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.
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Melothria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae, 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: Melothria campestris (Naudin) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner Melothria cucumis Vell. Melothria dulcis Wunderlin Melothria hirsuta Cogn. Melothria longituba C.Jeffrey Melothria pendula L. Melothria pringlei (S.Watson) Mart.Crov. Melothria scabra Naudin Melothria schulziana Mart.Crov. Melothria sphaerocarpa (Cogn.) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner Melothria trilobata Cogn. Melothria warmingii Cogn.
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