She now grows the thorny melon, also known as the Horned Melon, a fruit native to Africa. It is a strange looking fruit that has a spiky skin.

Josh Byrne has an African horned melon (Cucumis metuliferus). They’re also known as jelly melon or kiwano and it comes from sub Saharan Africa, growing on a climbing vine like a cucumber.

The Kordofan melon, native to northeast Africa. Image: Shan Wu. Tracing the watermelon’s ancestry to South Africa was the result of a slew of errors, said Chomicki, ...

Also known as horned melon or African horned cucumber, kiwano is an exotic, peculiar-looking fruit from the central and southern regions of Africa. Here are 7 benefits of kiwano melon and tips on ...

The citron melon, which grows in southern Africa, is one popular candidate for the watermelon’s ancient ancestor. But Paris is doubtful.

New genetic research finds that the Kordofan melon (pictured), native to Sudan, is the watermelon's closest wild relative. Shan Wu The green-striped, red-fleshed watermelon might not look ...

A new study has used camera-trap footage and scent analysis to confirm the unusual relationship between an African melon and the aardvark, an elusive ant-eating mammal found in sub-Saharan Africa. ...

My egusi entree at Bukom Cafe does not exactly activate the salivary glands. The pieces of stewed, bone-in goat meat are slathered with a thick paste built from West African melon seeds called egusi.