Summary description from Wikipedia:

Melothria in languages:

Chinese

垂果瓜屬

Japanese

スズメウリ属

Korean

새박속

Russian

Мелотрия

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Parent Taxon

• Cucurbitaceae

Sibling Taxa

• Acanthosicyos
• Benincasa
• Blastania
• Borneosicyos
• Cephalopentandra
• Citrullus
• Coccinia
• Cucumis
• Dactyliandra
• Diplocyclos
• Indomelothria
• Khmeriosicyos
• Lagenaria
• Lemurosicyos
• Melothria
• Muellerargia
• Papuasicyos
• Peponium
• Raphidiocystis
• Ruthalicia
• Scopellaria
• Solena
• Trochomeria
• Zehneria

Child Taxa

• Melothria campestris
• Melothria cucumis
• Melothria dulcis
• Melothria longituba
• Melothria pendula
• Melothria pringlei
• Melothria scabra
• Melothria sphaerocarpa
• Melothria trilobata
• Melothria warmingii

Top Observation Places

• Charleston
• David