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Guadeloupe Cucumber

Melothria pendula L.

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Melothria pendula (Guadeloupe Cucumber) is a species of shrub in the family Cucurbitaceae. They are climbers. They are native to Amazônia, Mata Atlântica, Puerto Rico, Pará, Rio Grande Do Sul, Sergipe, Maranhao, Ceará, Roraima, Amapá, Distrito Federal, Acre (Brazil), Alagoas, Pernambuco, Cerrado, Mato Grosso Do Sul, U.S. Virgin Islands, GoiáS, Bahia, Espirito Santo, Paraná, Pantanal, Minas Gerais, Caatinga, RondôNia, Tocantins, The Contiguous United States, Rio Grande Do Norte, SãO Paulo, Piauí, Santa Catarina, ParaíBa, Rio De Janeiro, The Neotropics, Pampa, and Mato Grosso. They have simple, broad leaves and berries. Flowers are visited by Thorybes dorantes, Long-tailed Skipper, Julia Heliconian, and Zebra Longwing. Individuals can grow to 3 m.

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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Guadeloupe cucumber. View this species on GBIF