Family:
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Cucurbitaceae /
Urika |
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Notes For Reference:- |
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Species, Varieties, or Forms in the Genus Melothria:
Melothria japonica
/ Suzumeuri |
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Melothria japonica / Suzumeuri スズメウリ |
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Melothria japonica
is an annual vine found in uncultivated fields or water's edges.
Leaves measure 3-6cm long, 4-8cm wide, triangular-ovate, often
shallowly cleft in three. Dioecious: Both male and female flowers
appear singly in the axils. However, branch tips can bear male
flowers in a raceme. Fruit is 1-2 cm in diameter, spherical or oval,
and mature in gray-white. Bloom time: August-September. |
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Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
