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[[File:Moon_melon.png|thumb|right|x200px|''Moon Melon'' - Pen and Ink by Sebastian Romu, 2018]] | [[File:Moon_melon.png|thumb|right|x200px|''Moon Melon'' - Pen and Ink by Sebastian Romu, 2018]] | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
;Common Names: | ;Common Names:Moon Melon, Vajo Tempt (Waejir) | ||
;Classification: | ;Classification:Herbaceous, Vine, Flower, Fruit | ||
This common cultivar produces large dark green melons with distinct silvery circular patches on their ground-ward surface. The flowers of the moon melon vine are large purple trumpets. The fruit itself has a lavender coloured flesh, and a sweet kiwi-like flavour. The melon contains seeds of red and white colouration. These seeds if eaten are soporific and can induce hallucinations or vivid dreams. | |||
==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
;Rarity: | ;Rarity:Common | ||
;Distribution: | ;Distribution:Tropical through temperate, forests, savannas, plains, or hills. | ||
;Life Cycle: | ;Life Cycle:Annual, flowering in early summer, this vine produces large melon fruit by early autumn. | ||
==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
;Cultivation: | ;Cultivation:A common cultivar popular for the sweet tasty fruit. | ||
;Culinary: | ;Culinary:edible (fruit) | ||
;Medicinal: | ;Medicinal:hallucinogen (seeds), soporific (seeds) | ||
;Other:<!-- other uses--> | ;Other:<!-- other uses--> | ||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
In Waejir, it is commonly believed that the red seeds will bring on bad dreams while the white seeds will bring good dreams. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
[[Category:Flora]] | [[Category:Flora]] | ||
Revision as of 01:34, 5 February 2019
Description
- Common Names
- Moon Melon, Vajo Tempt (Waejir)
- Classification
- Herbaceous, Vine, Flower, Fruit
This common cultivar produces large dark green melons with distinct silvery circular patches on their ground-ward surface. The flowers of the moon melon vine are large purple trumpets. The fruit itself has a lavender coloured flesh, and a sweet kiwi-like flavour. The melon contains seeds of red and white colouration. These seeds if eaten are soporific and can induce hallucinations or vivid dreams.
Ecology
- Rarity
- Common
- Distribution
- Tropical through temperate, forests, savannas, plains, or hills.
- Life Cycle
- Annual, flowering in early summer, this vine produces large melon fruit by early autumn.
Uses
- Cultivation
- A common cultivar popular for the sweet tasty fruit.
- Culinary
- edible (fruit)
- Medicinal
- hallucinogen (seeds), soporific (seeds)
- Other
Culture
In Waejir, it is commonly believed that the red seeds will bring on bad dreams while the white seeds will bring good dreams.
