Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Spanspekboompie, Melon pear, Sweet pepino

Family: Solanaceae (Potato)

Distribution: South America

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

Comments: The pepino dulce fruit resembles a melon (Cucumis melo) in color, and its flavor recalls a succulent mixture of honeydew and cucumber, and thus it is also sometimes called pepino melon or melon pear, but pepinos are only very distantly related to melons and pears.