Ripe fruits of the Kiwano or Horned melon are eaten fresh.
Names
Scientific
Cucumis metuliferus
English
African horned cucumber
African horned melon
Hedged gourd
Horned melon
Jelly melon
Kiwano
Dutch
Gehoornde meloen
Kiwano
Stekelaugurk
Spanish
Kino
Kiwano
Melón africano espinudo
Pepino africano
French
Kiwano
German
Horngurke
Hornmelone
Kiwano
Italian
Kiwano
Taxonomy
Order
Cucurbitales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Cucumis
Species
Cucumis metuliferus (Horned melon)