Zehneria grayana

(Cogn.) Fosberg & Sachet

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Description

A pumpkin family herb. It has a stout vine 4-10 m long. The stems are 2-3 mm across. The leaves are oval and 5-15 cm long by 4-11 cm wide. They can have 3 lobes. Male and female flowers are separate. The fruit occur singly on a long stalk. They are 2-4 cm long by 1-1.5 cm wide. The fruit are red when ripe.

Edible Uses

The red ripe fruit is eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows up to 1,000m above sea level.

Where It Grows

American Samoa, Fiji, French Polynesia, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu

References (1)

De Wilde, W. J. J. P. & Duyfjes, B. E. E., 2006, Redefinition of Zehneria and four new related Genera (Cucurbitaceae), with an enumeration of the Australasian and Pacific Species. Blumea 51:1-88