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Melothria scabra

Naudin (1866)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Cucurbitales Family: Cucurbitaceae Genus: Melothria

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 5, 6: 10 (1866)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Melothria scabra Koloa District. Kalaheo, yard of house at 3581 Kaloke Road. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Perennial herbaceous vine cultivated on trellis for fruit. Tendrils unbranched, leaves scabrid above. Female flowers yellow, small. Fruit ellipsoid-subglobose, 1.5-2 cm. long, 1.5 cm. diameter, pale green with darker longitudinal markings. Lorence, D.H. 10823 Kauai BISH 2020-10-25
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