El melón Kiwano tiene muchos nombres diferentes, entre ellos, melón cornudo africano, melón gelatinoso, pepino cornudo africano y muchos más. Es originario de África central y meridional y crece muy bien en las regiones semiáridas del desierto de Kalahari. Hoy en día, personas de todo el continente africano cultivan melón kiwano.

El melón kiwano se extendió a Australia y Nueva Zelanda en la década de 1930 como planta ornamental y alimenticia. En los últimos años ha ganado popularidad en Europa, Asia y Estados Unidos.

¡Una planta puede producir más de 100 frutos por vid! Si tiene la suerte de cultivar o probar un melón Kiwano, asegúrese de cosecharlo cuando la fruta se vuelva naranja y evite la refrigeración para mantener todo su maravilloso sabor.

Creado por Ally Barbaro mediante el Programa de Equidad a través de Historias de Duke Gardens. Ally se graduó en 2024 con una maestría de la Nicholas School of the Environment de Duke University.

Vea más plantas de este proyecto aquí.

The Kiwano melon has many different names, including African horned melon, jelly melon, the African horned cucumber and many more. It is native to central and southern Africa, and thrives in the semi-arid regions of the Kalahari Desert. Today, people throughout the African continent grow Kiwano melon.

Kiwano melon spread to Australia and New Zealand in the 1930s as both an ornamental and food plant. In recent years it has gained popularity in Europe, Asia, and the United States.

One plant can produce over 100 fruits per vine! If you’re lucky enough to grow or try a Kiwano melon, be sure to harvest when the fruit turns orange, and avoid refrigeration to maintain all the wonderful flavor.

Created by Ally Barbaro through Duke Gardens’ Equity Through Stories Program. Ally is a 2024 graduate with a master’s degree from Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment.

See more plants from this project here.

Visitors to Duke Gardens speak many different languages. English and Spanish are two of the most common primary languages in our area today.

Reading a sign is generally an easier way to get information in the garden than scanning a QR code to go to a website for a translation, as you might have noticed! When our signs can only be printed in one language due to size constraints, we vary which language is on the sign and which is on the website so that both English and Spanish speakers have the opportunity to read signs in person.