Cionosicys excisus Live Plant Plant Type:Seedling Plant Red Nance matures from green

Red Nance matures from green to a deep yellow-orange or yellow-red tone

Taste and Culinary Applications

Kowa Fruit has long been valued in indigenous cultures for its medicinal and culinary properties

Fruit Size: Large

Pulp: Yellow to orange

Cionosicys excisus Live Plant Plant Type:Seedling Plant Red Nance matures from greenThis vine is CIONOSICYOS EXCISUS, with no commonly used English name. It's native to the Yucatan Peninsula and Chiapas in southern Mexico, as well as Guatemala. This cucurbit is an endemic from the yucatan tip. The taste is sweet as sugar and a bit milky but it must be perfectly ripe to eat. Excisus grows a large tuber to go dormant and will regrow each year. The root should be kept dry during cold weather. There is actually another cionosicys species