| Melothria sphaerocarpa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Melothria |
| Species: | M. sphaerocarpa
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| Binomial name | |
| Melothria sphaerocarpa (Cogn.) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Melothria sphaerocarpa is a species of melon native from southern Mexico and the Dominican Republic through Central America to tropical South America. It has been introduced to western tropical Africa,[1] where has been known under the synonym Cucumeropsis mannii, and is grown for food and as a source of oil, more often for the seed oil than for the fruit.[2]
Its common names include egusi in Yoruba, 'egwusi in Igbo and agushi in Hausa. Vernacular names for this crop include egusi-itoo. In English it is known as Mann's cucumeropsis and white-seed melon.[3]
- ^ a b "Melothria sphaerocarpa (Cogn.) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Schaeferwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ ["Prota 2: Vegetables/Légumes Record". Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-06. Egunjobi, J.K. & Adebisi, A.A. (2004). "Cucumeropsis mannii Naudin". Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (Ed). PROTA 2: Vegetables/Légumes. CD-Rom. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands
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