Cucumis Metuliferus - African Horned Cucumber "Kiwano" - South African Vegetable - 10 Seeds Growing Bags cymes of yellow flowers

cymes of yellow flowers

plants need summer resting period

nutritious edible

In Namibia

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Cucumis Metuliferus - African Horned Cucumber "Kiwano" - South African Vegetable - 10 Seeds Growing Bags cymes of yellow flowersThe horned melon (Cucumis metuliferus), also called African horned cucumber or melon, jelly melon, hedged gourd, English tomato, melano, or kiwano and also known as "cherie", is an annual vine in the cucumber and melon family. The fruit of this plant is edible. When ripe, it has a yellow orange skin and a lime green jelly like flesh with the taste similar to a banana and texture similar to a cucumber. The horned melon is native to Africa. Hairy