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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Taxobox<br /> | color = lightgreen<br /> | name = Horned melon<br /> | image = Cucumis-metuliferus-halves.jpg<br /> | image_width = 240px<br /> | image_caption = Fruit sliced transversely<br /> | regnum = [[Plantae]]<br /> | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<br /> | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]<br /> | ordo = [[Cucurbitales]]<br /> | familia = [[Cucurbitaceae]]<br /> | genus = &#039;&#039;[[Cucumis]]&#039;&#039;<br /> | species = &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;C. metuliferus&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> | binomial = &#039;&#039;Cucumis metuliferus&#039;&#039;<br /> | binomial_authority = E. Mey<br /> }}<br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;horned melon&#039;&#039;&#039;, also called &#039;&#039;&#039;melano&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;African horned cucumber&#039;&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;&#039;melon&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;jelly melon&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;hedged gourd&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;English tomato&#039;&#039;&#039;, or &#039;&#039;&#039;kiwano&#039;&#039;&#039;, is a [[vine]] of [[Africa]]n origin, grown for its fruit, which looks like an oval [[melon]] with [[horn (anatomy)|horn]]s, and is very decorative. Native only to the region of the [[Kalahari]] desert, it is now grown in [[California]] and [[New Zealand]]. <br /> <br /> 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]]. <br /> <br /> &lt;center&gt;&lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:horned_melon-01.png|Whole ripe horned melon.<br /> Image:horned_melon-slice.jpg|Fruit sliced longitudinally.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;&lt;/center&gt;<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/cropfactsheets/kiwano.html New crop fact sheet from Purdue]<br /> * [http://www.cookingforengineers.com/article.php?id=133&amp;title=African+Horned+Melon+or+Kiwano Cooking For Engineers - Off Topic: African Horned Melon or Kiwano]<br /> * [http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2006/12/kiwano-banana-and-pineapple-sorbet.html Kiwano, Banana, and Pineapple Sorbet]<br /> <br /> {{fruit-stub}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Melons]] [[Category:Cucurbitaceae]]</div>

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