Cucurbitaceae of the atlantic rainforest of northeastern. Mexican sour gherkin is a rather new name for a cute little fruit that native people of mexico and central america have enjoyed since precolumbian times. Media in category melothria pendulathe following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Melothria pendula, also known as the creeping cucumber or the guadeloupe cucumber, is a plant in the cucurbiteae tribe. Data source and references for melothria pendula var. Creeping cucumber melothria pendula creeping cucumber is also known as guadeloupe cucumber and the scientific names melothria nigra, melothria nashii, melothria microcarpa, melothria guadalupensis, melothria fluminensis, melothria fluminensis, melothria edulis and several others. The website also provides access to a database and images of plants photos and herbarium specimens found at. Cucamelon, mexican sour cucumber, guadeloupe cucumber. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about cucamelon, mexican sour cucumber, guadeloupe cucumber, creeping cucumber, mouse melon.
Illinois department of transportation statewide wetland. Distributional data on three species of vascular plants,melothria pendula, carex extensa, andaneilema keisack, are presented for tidewater maryland. The cucumber family cucurbitaceae is primarily a family of tropical and subtropical species. Presence of cucurbit virus diseases in the midatlantic kathryne l. While there are about 12 worldwide, there is only 1 species in the melothria genus in the united states melothria pendula. It is short lived perennial in tropical climate, and in temperate climate regions with frosts milder than aprox. Perennial herbaceous vine, tendrilbearing, severalstemmed at base, fibrousrooted and often. Melothria pendula in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.
The plant is especially prominent in southeast regions of the united states. Christopher frye, the maryland state botanist states, brown and brown herbaceous plants of maryland,1984 indicate that melothria pendula is adventive. Creeping cucumber herbal medicine an illustrated compilation of philippine medicinal plants by dr godofredo stuart with botanical information, chemical properties, folkloric uses and research studies. Melothria pendula creeping cucumber t 33 mikania spp. Floristic discoveries in delaware, maryland and virginia dnrec. Melothria pendula creeping cucumber, guadeloupe cucumber, squirting cucumber. Cucumbers are herbs, often trailing or climbing by coiled tendrils. Duren, germany, and following the manufacturers manual. Mouse melon or mexican sour cucumber, melothria scabra. Melothria in kew science plants of the world online. Less than five populations of this endangered plant are known from maryland.
Watermelon mosaic virus 1 wmv1 spread rapidly from melothria pendula l. Everts, university of maryland, plant science and landscape architecture, salisbury, md 21801. Pendular definition is being or resembling the movement of a pendulum. There is also a lot of misinformation about what the plants name means. Melothria species, creeping cucumber, guadeloupe cucumber. Melothria pendula is a very slender, herbaceous vine, but it can grow few meters long stems, that can rapidly cover some shrubs or fences, clinging tight with its tendrils. Presence of cucurbit virus diseases in the midatlantic. Guadeloupe cucumber, meloncito, speckled gourd cucurbitaceae cucumber family synonyms. On the presence of three vascular plants, melothria.
Species name common name fed state page 3 of 4 03092020 indiana county endangered, threatened and rare species list grank srank county. This species has become a newly naturalized species and is locally abundant in central taiwan at roadsides and in crop fields. Melothria scabra, as botanists know it, is often called sandita, little watermelon, in spanish continue reading. Page 1 of 2 indiana county endangered, threatened and rare. The alabama plant atlas is a source of data for the distribution of plants within the state as well as taxonomic, conservation, invasive, and wetland information for each species. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern united states. Melothria pendula lady bird johnson wildflower center. Weeds as reservoirs of plant pathogens affecting economically important crops 4 poaceae poaceae, the grass family, includes many of the most common and difficulttomanage weeds. Plant database entry for creeping cucumber melothria pendula with 7 images and 23 data details.
Possible role for melothria pendula creeping cucumber in the. The fruit, in jamaica, is the size and shape of a nutmeg, smooth, blackish when ripe, and full of small, white seeds like other cucumbers, lodged within an insipid, cooling pulp. Page 1 of 4 indiana county endangered, threatened and rare. Melothria domingensis cucurbitaceae, an endangered caribbean. Request pdf possible role for melothria pendula creeping cucumber in the epidemiology of whiteflytransmitted squash vein yellowing virus. Carl linnaeus, who invented dead latin names for plants, was the first to call the creeping cucumber melothria pendulabecause it was similar in description to a.
Although it first entered cultivation in germany in the 1850s, it has only recently become popular in commerce. Melothria pendula creeping cucumber north carolina. Common name species wap zone page alabama supplejack. Melothria pendula the melothria pendula is a little cucumber with a big reputation.
Cooperative extension, which staffs local offices in all 100 counties and with the eastern band of cherokee indians. Boltonia decurrens 1 7 lawrence 14912 na lawrence county wetland bank 57 3 rd. This paper describes the morphology of the species and provides a line drawing and a key to the. Melothria pendula is one of the rare temperate ones, growing in the eastern half of the united.
It is a small, ovalrounded, ornamental pear tree that typically reaches 15 tall less frequently to 25 with pendulous or weeping branching. It is highly esteemed for its medicinal and culinary values, but still mostly unknown outside those regions. Melothria pendula plants infected with watermelon mosaic virus 1. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Gynura procumbens is a vine, quite popular in south east asia and some parts of central africa. Melothria scabra systematik kerneudikotyledonen rosiden eurosiden i ordnung.
S and p in development watermelon mosaic wmv, formerly wmv 2. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Melothria pendula melonette curpressaceae, cypress family juniperus virginiana eastern red cedar cyperaceae, sedge family carex albicans var. To learn more about this different vegetable from central america that resembles miniature striped watermelons, read this article. Melothria pendula, also known as the creeping cucumber or the guadeloupe cucumber, is a.
Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about melothria species, creeping cucumber, guadeloupe cucumber, speckled gourd melothria pendula supplied by member gardeners in the pla. Stub this article has been rated as stubclass on the projects quality scale. Creeping cucumber is a member of the cucumber family family cucurbitaceae. Looking for something unusual to add to your vegetable garden. Generating an epub file may take a long time, please be patient. Mouse melon or mexican sour cucumber is a vine in the cucumber family that produces unique tiny fruits to add interest to salads or appetizer trays. Crops in this family are vulnerable to infection by a number of viral pathogens. Melothria pendula creeping cucumber fruit 7307068584. It is also the plant family to which corn, sugarcane, sorghum, and wheat belong. While a native plant, its fastspreading nature makes it potentially weedy. Plants profile for melothria pendula guadeloupe cucumber. This article is within the scope of wikiproject plants, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of plants and botany on wikipedia. This is the first record of this genus and species for taiwan. Menyanthes trifoliata buckbean s1 g5 minuartia groenlandica greenland sandwort s1 g5 monarda fistulosa ssp.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The plants database includes the following 3 subspecies of melothria pendula. Pdf the neotropical genus melothria benincaseae, cucurbitaceae is a small. The fruit is eaten pickled when green and is good when fully ripe, according to sloane. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Crambidae 3 damage pickleworm may damage summer and winter squash, cucumber, cantaloupe, and pumpkin. Pdf melothria domingensis cucurbitaceae, an endangered. That said, when it comes to the creeping cucumber im not sure you can trust botanists who never get out of the college classroom, or internet experts whove never eaten a wild plant. Some reports represent new documentations to areas within a state. The neotropical genus melothria benincaseae, cucurbitaceae is a small group of. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Perennial herbaceous vine, tendrilbearing, severalstemmed at base, fibrousrooted and often with short woody taproot, trailing to procumbent, in range shoots to 400 cm long.
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