Cucumis Metuliferus - African Horned Cucumber "Kiwano" - South African Vegetable - 10 Seeds Strawberries It is found on clay

It is found on clay slopes in the renosterveld in the southwest Cape

They need excellent drainage and a good deal of light

the ability to flower and seed itself before the crop is harvested

It is a large dry season-deciduous or semi-evergreen tree up to 30 m tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 3 m

Cucumis Metuliferus - African Horned Cucumber "Kiwano" - South African Vegetable - 10 Seeds Strawberries It is found on clayThe horned melon (Cucumis metuliferus), also called African horned cucumber or melon, jelly melon, hedged gourd, English tomato, melano, or kiwano and also known as "cherie", is an annual vine in the cucumber and melon family. The fruit of this plant is edible. When ripe, it has a yellow orange skin and a lime green jelly like flesh with the taste similar to a banana and texture similar to a cucumber. The horned melon is native to Africa. Hairy