They are pepinos dulces solanum muricatum, literally sweet cucumbers. The flesh, when ripe is golden yellow with a narrow seed cavity. Dulce is a small town with one motel and a gas station, but underneath the surface of the. Solanum muricatum pepino pfaf plant database plants for a future. Solanum species, melon pear, pepino solanum muricatum. Pepino melon, pepino dulce a medium sized 25 fruit with a mild taste, very similar to cantaloupe. Hylocereus hybrid pepino dulce is an easy to grow hylocereus that grows well with almost no spotting, medium to wide stem thickness with some spines pepino dulce is a reliable bloomerfruit producer, usually blooms mid to late summerlikes the heat, fruit is usually ripe by late summer or fall. Leave a 2inch space between the top of the soil and the. Analyzing antiulcer ratio protection of pepino dulce fruit juice solanum muricatum aiton using mice as an.
Insect and mite pests of pepino solanum muricatum ait. Additional pepino plant information, sometimes called pepino dulce, tells us that the name pepino comes from the spanish word for cucumber while dulce is the word for sweet. Pepino or pepino dulce sweet cucumber is an evergreen shrub growing to 1 m 3ft 3in grown for its sweet edible fruit similar to honeydew or rockmelon and with a juicy melonlike texture. The pepino has a thin, creamy colored, sometimes purple spotted skin much like a tomato. With a sprawling habit, it is an excellent ground cover plant possible to grow on a fence or trellis. Solanum muricatum is a species of evergreen shrub native to south america and grown for its sweet edible fruit it is known as pepino dulce sweet cucumber in english, in order to differentiate it from cucumber which is also called pepino in spanish or simply pepino. Pepinos add melony sweetness to salsa recipe mystery. Descriptors for pepino solanum muricatum bioversity international. Pepino melon pear seeds solanum muricatum, pepino dulce. Pepino melon pear seeds solanum muricatum, pepino dulce solanaceae plant world seeds. Pepinos are popular in peru, new zealand and australia and have just recently started to. Toma were harvested at three stages of ripeness maturegreen, turning, and ripe and stored at various temperatures. We were told it was a pepino dulce or apple melon or melon pear in english. We discovered this unique fruit on our visit to the farmers market and immediately asked about it.
Pepino can be found in lost crops of the incas from national academy press. The dulce protocol paperback may 15, 2012 by robert teske author 3. Pepino dulce fruit facts fruit facts are a series of publications of the california rare fruit growers, inc. Solanum muricatum is a species of evergreen shrub native to south america and grown for its sweet edible fruit. Postharvest studies on pepino dulce solanum muricatum ait. The pepino solanum muricatum aiton, also known as pepino dulce, is an herbaceous andean. Pepino or pepino dulce sweet cucumber is an evergreen shrub growing to 1 m 3ft 3in grown for its sweet edible fruit similar to honeydew or rockmelon and. Pepino is a fruit bearing shrub similar to a tomatoe vine.
This eggplant relative produces fruit that ranges in size from a chicken egg to a large goose egg, with a. The gorgeous round fruits of the melon pear are cream skinned with purple streaks and have deliciously sweet and juicy flesh which is a succulent mixture of honeydew melon and cucumber. The pepino melon has a lightyellow to lightgreen skin, streaked with purple variegations. The pepinos fruits may be variable in fruit size, shape, and color 2, but. Shannon weber is the creator, author and photographer behind the awardwinning blog, and her work has appeared on. The yellow interior is finegrained and sweetly aromatic, intensifying as it ripens. The taste of the pepino is similar to a mixture of pear and melon, but less intensive.
Aug 19, 2016 the pepino melon has a lightyellow to lightgreen skin, streaked with purple variegations. It is known as pepino dulce sweet cucumber in english, in order to. The pepino is related to fruits like the tomato, pepper, potato, and tamarillo. The plant is small enough to be grown satisfactorily in a container.
Pepino dulce has been grown and has fruited in the milder areas of northern california sunset climate zones 16 and 17. Pepino dulce is a small, unarmed, herbaceous plant or bush with a woody base and fibrous roots. It is native to andean region, including chile and peru. Pdf pepino,solanum muricatum, is an herbaceous subshrub that has long been grown in. Phenolic profile and biological activities of the pepino solanum. The pepino solanum muricatum aiton, also known as pepino dulce.
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