Is it Cucumis melo var momordica(Snap melon) ?

[Roy-Ind]

This sweet fruit is cultivated in mountains
We call it bangi as it splits when fully ripe.




Roy

[Chandramohan]

We have the same fruit in Kerala, but it is lighter in colour. As far as I know it is a hybrid of cucumber and pumpkin. When we use cucumber seeds from the last crop, grown in a field of cucumbers and pumpkins, many a time, one of the vines produce this fruit!!!

[Rtreid]

Hi Roy,

I have no idea what it is but it sure is a neat looking fruit.

Cheers,
Richard

[Roy-Ind]

It is not hybrid between cucumber and pumpkin.In my childhood I used to see that indigenous people were selling these fruits carefully covered with newspaper as the fruits were split;they were juicy and sweet.I used to like that fruit from a vine which was allowed to spread on river bed.This time I remembered this fruit and asked my friend to get some seeds for me.I do not know what is exact species but I believed it to be Cucumis melo var momordica or a related species.The season is almost over.The ripe fruit can be used to make refreshing drink.
Thank you Chandramohan and Richard
Roy