Melothria affinis
King
CucurbitaceaeFruit
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The red fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Asia, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A pumpkin family plant. It is a sprawling climbing plant. The red fruit are eaten. Possibly Zehneria marginata (Blume) Keraudren - www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au
Names & Synonyms
Kundur tikus, Pedendang tikus, Teng nu, Timun tikus
Aechmandra blumeana M. Roem.Bryonia marginata BlumeBryonia epigaea BlumeBryonia filicaulis Wall., nom. nud.Bryonia heterophylla BlumeCerasiocarpum maingayi C. B. ClarkeCerasiocarpum penangense C. B. ClarkeKedrostis foetidissima (Jacq.) Cogn.Kedrostis rostrata (Rottl.) Cogn.Melothria affinis KingMelothria gracilipes Merr.Melothria marginata (Blume) Cogn.Melothria marginata (Blume) Cogn. var. heterophylla (Blume) Cogn.Rhynchocarpa rostrata Rottl.Rhynchocarpa foetida Schrad.
References (1)
- Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 2 (I-Z) p 1474
