Cyclanthera pedata, Momordica pedata

The leaves are 4-5 inches wide and divided into several lobes. It produces a pale green, semi-flattened fruit resembling a cucumber that is 4-6 inches long and 2-3 inches wide.

The immature fruits may be eaten raw or pickled. The young shoots and leaves may also be eaten as greens. The mature fruit are also prepared as stuffed peppers; stuffed with meat, fish or cheese and then baked - earning it's name "Stuffing Cucumber."

Similar plants:

• Momordica balsamina (Balsam Apple)
• Momordica charantia (Bitter Melon, Balsam Apple, Balsam Pear, Karela)
• Momordica cochinchinensis, Momordica macrophylla (Gac fruit, Spiny bitter-cucumber, Chinese bitter-cucumber)
• Momordica rostrata (Momordica)