Zhangjiajie Wild fruit-August Melon(Ba Yue Gua)
 2016-12-20 16:46:16   Zhangjiajie Tourism Information Website  

August Melon whose scientific name is Holboellia latifolia is the fruit of akebiaquinata and Akebia trifoliate. It is named August Melon because the fruit cracks when getting ripe. It shapes like banana and is rich in saccharides, Vitamin C, 12 kinds of amino acid, methionine, ILE, PHE, Lys etc. which can’t be synthesized artificially. It is pollution free green fruit with tasty and appetizing taste. Many scatter inTianziMountain. Now, it, as the superb wild fruit, is being listed as key exploiting project by related department.

By Brenda