Melothria scabra

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Read about Melothria scabra in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Melothria scabra, Naudin. Sts. more or less hairy: lvs. rigid, ovate-oblong or somewhat triangular-hastate, acute or short-acuminate, scabrous: tendrils filiform, short: fls. small, the masculine racemes 5-7-fld. and equaling the petiole; anthers roundish, with a wide connective, the cells straight, not plicate: fr. ovoid or ovoid-oblong, obtuse, 3-celled, rather large (1 in. long, ½ in. thick), with broad parallel stripes of white and green. Mex. R.H. 1901, p. 43. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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