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Marah macrocarpa

Family: Cucurbitaceae


What it is like

A pumpkin family vine.


Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Myanmar, SE Asia


How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten as a vegetable.

Edible parts

Fruit


How it is grown


Its other names

Local names

Kin-mon-tee

Synonyms

Marah leptocarpa (Greene) Greene; Megarrhiza californica Torr.; Micrampelis leptocarpa Greene; Micrampelis macrocarpa (Greene) Greene;