Melothria cucumis is a species of flowering plant in the cucurbit family native to Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and parts of Argentina and Brazil. It is a herbaceous vine which produces oblong-ovoid green fruits long and wide.Lima, L.F.P.; Lutz, B.E. 2020. Melothria in Flora do Brasil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed on: 22 Jun. 2021 Plants use tendrils to climb.

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