Melothria

Melothria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae, native to the Americas from the United States to Argentina, and with some introductions in Africa and elsewhere. A number of Old World species formerly in Melothria were reassigned to Cucumis.^[3]

Melothria
Melothria pendula (creeping cucumber) fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily:	Cucurbitoideae
Tribe:	Benincaseae
Genus:	Melothria L.[1]
Species
See text
Synonyms[2]
List Cladosicyos Hook.f. Corynosicyos F.Muell. Cucumeropsis Naudin Diclidostigma Kunze Harlandia Hance Landersia Macfad. Melancium Naudin Posadaea Cogn.

Species

Currently accepted species include:^[2]

• Melothria campestris (Naudin) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner
• Melothria cucumis Vell.
• Melothria dulcis Wunderlin
• Melothria hirsuta Cogn.
• Melothria longituba C.Jeffrey
• Melothria pendula L.
• Melothria pringlei (S.Watson) Mart.Crov.
• Melothria scabra Naudin
• Melothria schulziana Mart.Crov.
• Melothria sphaerocarpa (Cogn.) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner
• Melothria trilobata Cogn.
• Melothria warmingii Cogn.