Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Melothria pendula
Melothria pendula L.
Guadeloupe Cucumber, Meloncito, Speckled Gourd
Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber Family)
USDA Symbol: MEPE3USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Melothria pendula
Melonette
Cucurbitaceae
Location: Midway from Oakwell Farms Pky to Ira Lee Rd, opposite Idle Hour Lane--Oakwell Farms--San Antonio.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Climbing in low shrubs & semi- to heavy shade.
Description: Slender vine from perennial root. Climbing by simple tendrils. Leaves ovate, cordate at base, 5-lobed/toothed, about 5 cm dia, dark green above, lighter below. Flowers axillary, yellow: staminate-racemose or corym-bose; pistillate-solitary, persistant. Fruit ellipsoid, yellow green, 1-2 cm long.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Sep 9, 1993
Specimen number: 507
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0770
Accession Date: May 26, 1994
Accession Number: 58
Annotations: Monoecious/pistillate (In flower & fruit)