Melothria pendula
A species in the Cucurbitaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Cucurbitales
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Melothria
- Species
- Melothria pendula
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Melothria pendula. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
24 synonyms in this snapshot
- Apodanthera gracilisName author: Benth.
- Bryonia convolvulifoliaName author: Schltdl.
- Bryonia filiformisName author: Roxb.
- Bryonia guadalupensisName author: Spreng.
- Bryonia melothriaName author: Crantz
- Cucumis glaberName author: Walter
- Diclidostigma melothrioidesName author: Kunze
- Melothria chlorocarpaName author: Engelm. ex S.Watson
- Melothria crassifoliaName author: Small
- Melothria fluminensisName author: Gardner
- Melothria fluminensis var. hydrocotylifoliaName author: Cogn.
- Melothria fluminensis var. microphyllaName author: Cogn.
- Melothria fluminensis var. ovataName author: Cogn.
- Melothria fluminensis var. triangularisName author: Cogn.
- Melothria guadalupensisName author: (Spreng.) Cogn.
- Melothria nashiiName author: Small
- Melothria nigraName author: Raf.
- Melothria pendula var. asperaName author: Cogn.
- Melothria pendula var. chlorocarpaName author: Cogn.
- Melothria pendula var. crassifoliaName author: (Small) Cogn.
- Melothria pendula var. microcarpaName author: (Griseb.) Cogn.
- Melothria pendula var. pendulaName author: Not supplied
- Melothria pervagaName author: (Macfad.) Griseb.
- Melothria repandaName author: Raf.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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