Cucumis indicus
Ghebret. & Thulin
CucurbitaceaeFruit
iNaturalist · cc-by-nc
(c) Shiwalee Samant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Shiwalee Samant
(c) Shiwalee Samant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Shiwalee Samant
iNaturalist · cc-by-nc
(c) Shiwalee Samant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Shiwalee Samant
(c) Shiwalee Samant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Shiwalee Samant
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Asia, India,
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 tropical vine in the pumpkin family (Cucurbitaceae).
Names & Synonyms
Cucumella ritchiei (Chakrav.) C. JeffreyCucumella thwaitesii (Schweinf.) M. R. AlmeidaMelothria ritchiei Chakrav.
References (1)
- John, K. J., et al, 2017, Ecological and morphological characterisation if two rare and endemic wild edible Cucumis species (Cucurbitaceae) of Western Ghats of India. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. Vol. 64 No.1 pp 149-158
