Zehneria grayana
(Cogn.) Fosberg & Sachet
CucurbitaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The red ripe fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows up to 1,000m above sea level.
American Samoa, Fiji, French Polynesia, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
Countries: American Samoa, Australia, Fiji, Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Samoa
How to Identify
A pumpkin family herb. It has a stout vine 4-10 m long. The stems are 2-3 mm across. The leaves are oval and 5-15 cm long by 4-11 cm wide. They can have 3 lobes. Male and female flowers are separate. The fruit occur singly on a long stalk. They are 2-4 cm long by 1-1.5 cm wide. The fruit are red when ripe.
References (1)
- De Wilde, W. J. J. P. & Duyfjes, B. E. E., 2006, Redefinition of Zehneria and four new related Genera (Cucurbitaceae), with an enumeration of the Australasian and Pacific Species. Blumea 51:1-88
