The plant that is most often called cucamelon in the US is *Melothria scabra* which is native to the Americas. The fruit has a different pattern and is smooth.
Your plant looks like some *Cucumis melo* subspecies or another *Cucumis* species. There is a plant called kachri in India that looks like this. I can’t seem to pin down an accurate botanical name. I’ve seen it listed as *C. callosus*, *C. pubescens*, and others.
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Looks like cucamelon or something similar
Cucamelon?
Indian limes. Very rare and expensive
The plant that is most often called cucamelon in the US is *Melothria scabra* which is native to the Americas. The fruit has a different pattern and is smooth.
Your plant looks like some *Cucumis melo* subspecies or another *Cucumis* species. There is a plant called kachri in India that looks like this. I can’t seem to pin down an accurate botanical name. I’ve seen it listed as *C. callosus*, *C. pubescens*, and others.