Cucurbitaceae FAMILY

Melancium campestre

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitPerennial

Growth—

A plant of the tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations from sea level to around 500 metres^[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Melancium+campestre>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Cucurbitaceae — http://www.cucurbit.org ↩︎An excellent site with a wide range of information and some excellent pictures of plants in this family.
[2]Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics — Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S. · Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil. · 2000 · ISBN 85-867174-24-0 ↩︎A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits.
[PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎