Black-seeded pumpkin is a perennial trailing herbaceous plants, native to Central America to South America at higher altitudes in the valley, the growth environment is extremely strict, sunshine in the region or season of more than 13 hours will not form buds, extremely rare. Is a kind of pumpkin genus, the seed coat is black, so it gets this name. Leaf blade nearly round, notch cleft, like fig leaves, so also known as fig leaf melon. It is a perennial trailing herb, strong growth potential, is a typical short-day crop. Black seed pumpkin in cold, drought, disease, barren and other aspects than other cultivated species of pumpkin has a stronger resistance, the production is often used for its melon wilt and its root system resistance to low ground temperature, used as grafting cucumber, watermelon rootstock.