Melothria sphaerocarpa
Dark Egusi, Egusi Itoo
Other regional names: White Seed Melon
- White Seed Melon
Also known as: Cladosicyos edulis Hook.fil. +7 more
- Cladosicyos edulis Hook.fil.
- Corynosicyos edulis (Hook.fil.) F.Muell.
- Cucumeropsis edulis (Hook.fil.) Cogn.
- Cucumeropsis mackennii K.Koch
- Cucumeropsis mannii Naudin
- Cucurbitella ecuadorensis Cogn.
- Momordica procera A.Chev.
- Posadaea sphaerocarpa Cogn.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cucurbitaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing annual.
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Melothria sphaerocarpa (commonly known as Dark Egusi or Egusi-Itoo) is a climbing plant belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family. Originating in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zaïre