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There is a kind of melon that is smaller than watermelon and not as sweet as watermelon. The flesh of the melon is white or yellow. The seeds are usually fried and eaten. What is its scientific name?

It’s called Dagua

1. A variety of watermelon with smaller fruits and many larger seeds. This kind of melon is cultivated mainly for harvesting melon seeds

2. The fruit of this plant. When eating, you often open it with your hands, so it is called Dagua.

3. Lanzhou seed melon, also known as "daba melon", is so named because it is eaten by punching and contains many seeds. The melon is round, with smooth skin, light green, and dark green stripes. The inside of the melon is white or light yellow and sweet. The production areas of seed melons are mainly in the Lanzhou area and Minqin, Gulang, Yongchang and other counties in Hexi, the Tacheng Basin in Xinjiang, Northeast China and eastern Inner Mongolia (Chifeng City Aohan Banner, Kailu County, Wengniute Banner Daxing) , Hebei (Wen'an and other counties) are also produced. The soil here is sandy, with suitable temperatures, plenty of sunshine, and high-quality seeds. The melon seeds produced have black edges and white hearts, plump particles and large flakes, so they are known as "Lanzhou black melon seeds" or "Lanzhou big plate melon seeds" in the international market. In autumn, when the seed melon matures, break the melon with your fist, eat the flesh and take out the seeds, wash them with water, and dry them in the sun before they are ready for the market. Black melon seeds are rich in protein, fat, vitamins B, D and other nutrients. They are often eaten daily and are a delicious food that is generally loved by people