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.

Species
Currently accepted species include:


 * 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.