1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Central America, Mexico
Africa, South-Eastern Asia
1.4 Types
Slicing, Pickling and burpless
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Floodplains, Wet forest
Subtropical forests, Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
15.20 cm300.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
180.00 cm45.70 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Gold
Pale Yellow, Yellow green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Green, Light Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Brown, Light Yellow, Tan
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Needs less watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune after flowering, Remove shoots
A hard prune may be necessary if the plant becomes woody, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Compost, organic fertlizers
10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacteria wilt, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Leaf spot, Striped cucumber beetles
Aphids, Downy mildew, Purple Blotch, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Cold climate
Drought, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Ants, Birds, Flying insects, Insects, Rats, Squirrels
Bees, Flies, pollinators
5.12 Allergy
Throat itching, Vomiting
conjunctivitis, sneezing
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Making cosmetics, Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds
Air purification, Shadow Tree, Soil protection
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Fiber, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation, Rich in Iron
Cardiovascular problems, Detoxifies lever, Diabetes, Dysentry, Jaundice, Menstrual Disorders
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Inner Bark, Leaf Stalks
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Can be made into a herbal tea, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a fodder tree in agricultural areas
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
MELOTHRIA scabra
Terminalia arjuna
7.2 Common Name
Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon
Arjuna
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Maus Melone
Terminalia arjuna
7.2.3 In French
Mousemelon
Terminalia arjuna
7.2.4 In Spanish
Mousemelon
Migdałecznik arjuna
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
melão rato
Migdałecznik arjuna
7.2.7 In Polish
mysz melona
Migdałecznik arjuna
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Not Available
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Melothrieae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species