Cucumis metuliferus commonly called the African horned cucumber (shortened to horned cucumber), horned melon, spiked melon, jelly melon, or kiwano, is an annual vine in the cucumber and melon family Cucurbitaceae. Its fruit has horn-like spines, hence the name "horned melon". The ripe fruit has orange skin and lime-green, jelly-like flesh.

刺角瓜（Cucumis metuliferus E.Mey. ex Schrad.），葫芦科黄瓜属一年生草本攀援植物。 茎蔓生、绿色、密生刺毛；叶椭圆形；花冠黄色，雌雄异花同株；生长期果皮亮绿色，完全成熟后果皮为金黄色；果实独特，像海参，表皮坚硬、凹凸不平，有尖刺；种子扁平，长 ...

2023年7月13日 · It’s formally known as Cucumis metuliferus but informally also goes by horned melonand African horned cucumber. When ripe, the thick outer skin of a kiwano melon is bright orange and covered in...

刺角瓜（Cucumis metuliferus），又名非洲角黃瓜（African horned cucumber）或火参果（kiwano），为葫芦科 甜瓜属植物，原產於非洲 喀拉哈里沙漠，現在美国加州、密西西比州、智利、澳大利亚和新西蘭均有培植。果实有瘤刺，因此得名“角瓜”。

Cucumis metuliferus is an annual climbing or rarely trailing herb; vegetative parts rough with spreading hairs. Stems are up to 3 m long, radiating from a woody rootstock.

The African Horned Cucumber (Cucumis metuliferus), also known as kiwano, spiked melon, jelly melon, or horned melon, is a traditional food plant native to the Kalahari Desert in Africa. It gets its name from its spiny, horn-like protrusions that cover its bright orange-yellow skin.

The kiwano (Cucumis metuliferus) is a member of the Cucurbitaceae and like the rest of its genus, is native to Africa (in particular, Nigeria). It became acclimatized in Australia several decades ago.

Cucumis metuliferus Jacques. First published in Ann. Fl. Pomone, sér. 3, 1: 56 (1847) This species is accepted The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a scrambling annual and grows primarily in the …

2023年4月23日 · Cucumis metuliferus is an unexplored fruit of a climbing plant in the Cucurbitaceae family, widely distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa and whose nutritional and medicinal benefits are well known in African countries, especially.

Cucumis metuliferus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y. , Abucay, L. , Orrell, T. , Nicolson, D. , Bailly, N. , Kirk, P. , Bourgoin, T. , DeWalt, R.E. , Decock, W. , De Wever, A. , Nieukerken, E. van , Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L. , eds. 2019.