Species Melothria cordata
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There aren’t any identifications of Melothria cordata.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Melothria:
Gk. melon = apple, but also the generic name for all fruits; thrion = a certain food. In ancient times this classical name was for a different plant, probably Bryonia. Georg Christian Wittstein states that this cucurbit is very similar to B. cretica.
Etymology of cordata:
From the Latin cordatus = ‘heart-shaped’; usually referring to the leaf shape
Scientific name:
Melothria cordata (Thunb.) Cogn.
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Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Melothria cordata.