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3bi. Cucumis melo subsp. agrestis var. momordica (Roxb.) Cogn. in A. & C. DC., Monogr. Phan. 3:484. 1881. Duthie and Fuller, Field & Gard. Crops 2:55. t. 53, 1883.
Vern.: Phut, Phoot.
S. NAZIMUDDIN AND S. SHAHARYAR H. NAQVI
Cucumis momordica Roxb.
Fruits oval or cylindrical, smooth, yellow in colour, often spotted with dark green, when ripe bursts spontaneously, varies in size from 30-60 x 7-15 cm. The young fruits resemble the cucumber. The flesh is mealy and insipid.
Fl. Per.: June-Sept.
Type: Described from cultivation from Tanjore country and the Southern parts of Karnatik.
Distribution: Cultivated throughout India and Pakistan.
The young fruit is used as a substitute for the cucumber or cooked as vegetable. Although it is inferior to the melon, the fruit is eaten on ripening.
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