Cucumis Metuliferus - African Horned Cucumber "Kiwano" - South African Vegetable - 10 Seeds Heirloom

Cucumis Metuliferus - African Horned Cucumber "Kiwano" - South African Vegetable - 10 Seeds HeirloomThe horned melon (Cucumis metuliferus), also called African horned cucumber or melon, jelly melon, hedged gourd, English tomato, melano, or kiwano and also known as "cherie", is an annual vine in the cucumber and melon family. The fruit of this plant is edible. When ripe, it has a yellow orange skin and a lime green jelly like flesh with the taste similar to a banana and texture similar to a cucumber. The horned melon is native to Africa. Hairy

and 'Kachnar' in India and Pakistan

The Black Prince tomato is said to have considerable health benefits beyond the presence of lycopene

as originally described in the year 1815 by the explorer Lichtenstein

a length of about 8 cm and a diameter of 5 cm

Acacia Swazica is a slender shrub / tree growing 2m to 3m tall

Annona squamosa is a small

very showy pale pink flowers in Spring

with flowers in white

Oblong terminal spikes of lilac-pink flowers appear all summer

but other parts of the plant are poisonous

Drought hardy - requires little water

squamosa (sugar-apple) has delicious whitish pulp