Melothria scabra grows vigorously in full sun when temperatures are warm. Plant database entry for creeping cucumber melothria pendula with 7 images and 23 data details. Melothria pendula, also known as the creeping cucumber or the guadeloupe cucumber, is a plant in the cucurbiteae tribe. This is the first record of this genus and species for taiwan. 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.
Melothria domingensis cucurbitaceae, an endangered caribbean endemic, is a cayaponia article pdf available december 2012 with 288 reads how we measure reads. Notes on taxonomy and nomenclature top of page two strains of papaya ringspot virus prsv are recognized. On the presence of three vascular plants, melothria. Leaf symptoms include veinal chlorosis, veinbanding, blistering, and strapleaf see fig. While there are about 12 worldwide, there is only 1 species in the melothria genus in the united states melothria pendula. Hostsspecies affected top of page the host range of prsvp is limited to plants in the families caricaceae, cucurbitaceae and chenopodiaceae.
Melothria obtusiloba spruce homonyms melothria pendula l. An melothria pendula in nahilalakip ha genus nga melothria, ngan familia nga cucurbitaceae. There is also a lot of misinformation about what the plants name means. To learn more about this different vegetable from central america that resembles miniature striped watermelons, read this article.
While a native plant, its fastspreading nature makes it potentially weedy. The form pendulums is significantly more common than pendula. The best way to control it is to spray the leaves with glyphosate click for sources if they are not near your good plants. The plant resembles the cultivated cucumber, possessing miniature yellow. P e n d u l a video production gold coast, brisbane. This paper describes the morphology of the species and provides a line drawing and a key to the. Melothria in kew science plants of the world online. Ini nga species ginbahin ha masunod nga subspecies. It is a small, ovalrounded, ornamental pear tree that typically reaches 15 tall less frequently to 25 with pendulous or weeping branching. Sqvyv is now widely distributed in watermelon, squash and cucurbit weeds in southwest and west central florida, and has also recently been reported from southern indiana adkins et al. Weve worked with agencies, brands and businesses from all over australia to craft stories that extend market reach and drive engagement. 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 species, creeping cucumber, guadeloupe cucumber. Data source and references for melothria pendula var. Less than five populations of this endangered plant are known from maryland. Leaves photo of creeping cucumber melothria pendula uploaded to by songofjoy. Guadeloupe cucumber in english guadeloupe cucumber in language.
Period is defined as the time for the pendulum to complete one full cycle of motion. 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. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Cooperative extension, which staffs local offices in all 100 counties and with the eastern band of cherokee indians. Christopher frye, the maryland state botanist states, brown and brown herbaceous plants of maryland,1984 indicate that melothria pendula is adventive. Melothria pendula lady bird johnson wildflower center.
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. Creeping cucumber is a member of the cucumber family family cucurbitaceae. 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. The website also provides access to a database and images of plants photos and herbarium specimens found at participating herbaria.
The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Melothria pendula is one of the rare temperate ones, growing in the. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Melothria pendula creeping cucumber north carolina.
The plants database includes the following 3 subspecies of melothria pendula. Unlike a watermelon, it is perennial and continues to come up from its roots each year. The taste of mexican sour cuke is described as a strongly sweet cucumber. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about cucamelon, mexican sour cucumber, guadeloupe cucumber, creeping cucumber, mouse melon melothria scabra supplied by member gardeners. Melothria pendula is one of the rare temperate ones, growing in the eastern half of the united. Squash vein yellowing virus, causal agent of watermelon vine. In addition to the cultivated species carica papaya, prsvp was also experimentally transmitted to c. They also have a high percentage of nucleotide and amino acid sequence homologies. 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.
Mouse melon or mexican sour cucumber, melothria scabra. This article is within the scope of wikiproject plants, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of plants and botany on wikipedia. Looking for something unusual to add to your vegetable garden. Maryland biodiversity project creeping cucumber melothria. The project works to allow users to contribute quality articles and media files to the encyclopedia and track their progress as they are developed. Pendula introduction pendula are systems that bob back and forth at regular intervals. This species has become a newly naturalized species and is locally abundant in central taiwan at roadsides and in crop fields. These weeds may be important reservoirs for sqvyv and help it to survive between crops. 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. Pendular definition is being or resembling the movement of a pendulum. 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. Photo of the leaves of creeping cucumber melothria pendula. An melothria pendula in nahilalakip ha genus nga melothria, ngan familia nga cucurbitaceae subspecies. Melothria scabra, as botanists know it, is often called sandita, little watermelon, in spanish continue reading.
Foliar symptoms of zymv are similar to hormonal herbicide 2,4d. Perennial herbaceous vine, tendrilbearing, severalstemmed at base, fibrousrooted and often with short woody taproot, trailing to procumbent, in range shoots to 400 cm long. There isnt much of a problem with pendula which means suspended, and indeed the little fruits hang on stems off the vine. We specialise in creating high value video productions. Distributional data on three species of vascular plants,melothria pendula, carex extensa, andaneilema keisack, are presented for tidewater maryland. In this lab, you will study three different systems. Pdf melothria domingensis cucurbitaceae, an endangered. The cucumber family cucurbitaceae is primarily a family of tropical and subtropical species. Cucamelon, mexican sour cucumber, guadeloupe cucumber. Although it first entered cultivation in germany in the 1850s, it has only recently become popular in commerce. Effect of light intensity on the gas exchange characteristics of melothria pendula article pdf available in iop conference series earth and environmental science 269. On the presence of three vascular plants, melothria pendula. Prsvp and prsvw have been classified as strains of the same virus on the basis of morphological and serological similarities yeh et al.
Pendula is a video production company based on the gold coast and in melbourne. Zymv infection dramatically alters normal leaf and fruit shape, size and color. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0. Distributional data on three species of vascular plants, melothria pendula, carex extensa, andaneilema keisack, are presented for tidewater maryland. The plant is especially prominent in southeast regions of the united states. Photo of the leaves of creeping cucumber melothria pendula posted by songofjoy. Melothria pendula in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Guadeloupe cucumber, meloncito, speckled gourd cucurbitaceae cucumber family synonyms. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Melothria pendula creeping cucumber, guadeloupe cucumber, squirting cucumber.
Melothria pendula the melothria pendula is a little cucumber with a big reputation. Be aware that the tender young stems and tendrils are easily damaged by cold or rough handling. Plants profile for melothria pendula guadeloupe cucumber. Media in category melothria pendulathe following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Squash vein yellowing virus, causal agent of watermelon. The necessity of proteins, for man as well as for the livestock, is of high priority, and for this reason that the production of plants as source of amino acids is researched. Cucumbers are herbs, often trailing or climbing by coiled tendrils.