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Latest revision as of 13:40, 24 November 2023

About

Common Names
Yellow Melon / Vajo Iohent (Waejir)
Classification
Culinary Fruit Vine
Description
Long trailing vines with numerous vibrant yellow oblong melons.

Ecology

Rarity
Common
Distribution
Wetland areas
Life Cycle
Seeds are dispersed following animal consumption of the fruit by water. Seeds sprout during spring flooding while still free floating in the water, and anchor themselves as the floods recede. The vines are buoyed up by their large leaves spreading out over water and any raised land. Flowering and fruiting occurs throughout the summer into early autumn.

Related Species

Moon Melon
Night Melon

Uses

Cultivation
Cultivated in wetlands as a food crop.
Culinary
Fruit - The sweet tasting fruit are popular during the midsummer season, when they ripen.
Alcohol - Some effort has been made to produce brandies from the late season fruit, but the taste is an acquired one.
Medicinal
Other

History

Cultural
Religious

Stories

See Also