Horned melon

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Horned melon
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Cucumis metuliferus
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The horned melon, also called melano, African horned cucumber or melon, jelly melon, hedged gourd, English tomato, or kiwano, is a vine of African origin, grown for its fruit, which looks like an oval melon with horns, and is very decorative. Native only to the region of the Kalahari desert, it is now grown in California and New Zealand.

When picked green and allowed to ripen to an orange color, the fruit tastes like a mix of cucumber and kiwifruit, and when fully ripe has an orange rind with spikes. The yellow-green flesh has a gelatinous consistency and contains whitish seeds similar to those of a cucumber. When picked fully ripe, it has a banana-like taste. Its construction is similar to passion fruit or pomegranates.

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