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| flower with maturing fruit | fruits -- pepos; reported to act as purgatives |
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| habit -- climbing perennial vine | leaves 5-lobed; petioles and veins on underside are pubescent |
Cucurbitaceae
Melothria pendula
Common Name: Drooping Melonette, Creeping Cucumber
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| flower with maturing fruit | fruits -- pepos; reported to act as purgatives |
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| habit -- climbing perennial vine | leaves 5-lobed; petioles and veins on underside are pubescent |