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Melothria sphaerocarpa is a species of melon native from southern Mexico and the Dominican Republic through Central America to tropical South America. It has been introduced to western tropical Africa, where has been known under the synonym Cucumeropsis mannii, and is grown for food and as a source of oil, more often for the seed oil than for the fruit. Its common names include egusi in Yoruba, 'egwusi in Igbo and agushi in Hausa. Vernacular names for this crop include egusi-itoo. In English it is known as Mann's cucumeropsis and white-seed melon.

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Benincasa fistulosa, commonly known as tinda, also called Indian squash, round melon, Indian round gourd, apple gourd or Indian baby pumpkin, is a squash-like cucurbit grown for its immature fruit, a vegetable especially popular in South Asia.

Siparuna palenquensis is a species of plant in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.

Siparuna multiflora is a species of plant in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.

Siparuna guajalitensis is a species of plant in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.

Siparuna croatii is a species of plant in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.

Siparuna cascada is a species of plant in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.

Siparuna campii is a species of plant in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.

Siparuna calantha is an evergreen dioecious shrub which grows to around 10 m in height. It is found only in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia. It is similar to Siparuna petiolaris but differs in having much broader leaves.

Siparuna vasqueziana is an evergreen dioecious shrub which grows to 5 m in height. It is found in primary forest habitats in Amazonian Peru. It can be distinguished from all other Siparuna species by its yellow flowers with exceptionally long tepals.

Siparuna lozaniana is an evergreen dioecious shrub which usually grows to 8 m in height (exceptionally to 16 m). It is found in wet montane forest habitats in central Colombia. It can be distinguished from Colombian congeners such as Siparuna calantha and Siparuna petiolaris by the combination of leathery oblanceolate or obovate leaves and smooth rather than spiny fruits.

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Siparuna gentryana is an evergreen monoecious tree which grows to 20 m in height. It is found in primary forest habitats in western Ecuador and Colombia. It is similar to the more widespread Siparuna cristata but can be distinguished by its much smaller fruits which are spiny rather than smooth.

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Echinopepon rosei is a species of flowering plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae.

Cyclanthera carthagenensis is a species of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae native to Mexico to tropical South America. It is introduced and considered invasive in Cuba. It is often known by the synonym Rytidostylis carthagenensis.

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