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Cayaponia is among the largest genera in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae, with 74 species. [2] The plants are referred to as melonleaf.They are common from the southern United States to South America.
Cucumis myriocarpus, the gooseberry cucumber, [1] gooseberry gourd, [2] paddy melon, mallee pear or prickly paddy melon, is a prostrate or climbing annual herb native to tropical and southern Africa. [3] It has small, round, yellow-green or green-striped fruit with soft spines, small yellow flowers and deeply lobed, light green leaves.
The plant is grown and sold as an ornamental plant, and for attracting bees. The essential oil is used as a perfume ingredient [17] and in toothpaste. [18] The young leaves can be eaten raw. [19] Lemon balm is used as a flavouring [17] in ice cream and herbal teas, often in combination with other herbs such as spearmint. The leaves are not ...
The leaves are borne in opposite pairs on the stems, and are usually ovate or heart-shaped and emit a lemony scent when bruised. Axillary spikes of white or yellowish flowers appear in the summer. The most commonly grown species of this genus is Melissa officinalis , commonly known in the United States as lemon balm , [ 5 ] and as balm in England.
The name "winter melon" that is sometimes given to this plant is based on the Chinese name dōngguā (冬瓜); however, the character 瓜 (guā) can also mean "gourd" or "squash". [11] It is likely that the name "melon" is given because this gourd is sometimes candied or made into a sweet tea.
The term "melon" can apply to both the plant and its fruit. Botanically, a melon is a kind of berry, specifically a "pepo". The word melon derives from Latin melopepo, [1] [2] which is the latinization of the Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopepōn), meaning "melon", [3] itself a compound of μῆλον (mēlon), "apple", treefruit (of any kind ...
This is a list of plants organized by their common names. However, the common names of plants often vary from region to region, which is why most plant encyclopedias refer to plants using their scientific names, in other words using binomials or "Latin" names.
Botanical nomenclature is the formal, scientific naming of plants. It is related to, but distinct from taxonomy. Plant taxonomy is concerned with grouping and classifying plants; botanical nomenclature then provides names for the results of this process. The starting point for modern botanical nomenclature is Linnaeus' Species Plantarum of 1753.