Cucumis melo L.
CUCURBITACEAE
- Cucumber family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Cucumis melo L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl.: 1011 (1753)
Rank: species
Images of Cucumis melo
Common names
U.S.
name:
Cantaloupe
English name: Armenian cucumber English name: cantaloupe
French name: mélon
Italian name: Melone
German name: Zuckermelone
Grown habit: Vine, Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Synonyms:
= Cucumis melo L. var. dudaim (L.) Naud.
Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Cucumis melo L. var. dudaim (L.) Naud.
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Dilleniidae
Order: Violales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Cucumis
Species:
Page counter: 2997 ( AVG: 221.94 / 290.955 )
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Cucumis melo
Fruit at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cucumis melo
Fruit at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cucumis melo
Cantaloupe flowers at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cucumis melo
Flower and leaves at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cucumis melo
Leaf backlit at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cucumis melo
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Città di Torino, Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale della Università degli studi di Torino, Orto Botanico., TO, Piemonte, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Cucumis melo
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Serle, frazione Ronco., BS, Lombardia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Cucumis melo
Cucumis melo
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Città di Torino, Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale della Università degli studi di Torino, Orto Botanico., TO, Piemonte, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Cucumis melo
Fruit at Foodland Pukalani, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cucumis melo
Cantaloupe fruit at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cucumis melo
Seedlings at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cucumis melo
Flowers and leaves at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cucumis melo
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Serle, frazione Ronco., BS, Lombardia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Cucumis melo
Fruit at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cucumis melo
Credit: Photo by Daniela Longo
Cucumis melo
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Città di Torino, Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale della Università degli studi di Torino, Orto Botanico., TO, Piemonte, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
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Steve Hurst - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
Cucumis melo
Fruit at Foodland Pukalani, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cucumis melo
Seedlings at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cucumis melo
Seed packets at Walmart Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cucumis melo
Leaf at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cucumis melo
Seedlings at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cucumis melo
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Serle, frazione Ronco., BS, Lombardia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Cucumis melo
Credit: Photo by Daniela Longo
Cucumis melo
Seedlings at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cucumis melo
Seedlings at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cucumis melo
Cantaloupe flowers at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cucumis melo
Seedlings at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cucumis melo
Fruit at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV), USA+ (Puerto Rico), CAN (ON)
Map for Cucumis melo L.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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More species:
1) Cucumis melo L. var. dudaim (L.) Naud. [203]
2) Cucumis metuliferus E. Mey. ex Naud. [454]
3) Cucumis sativus L. [1039]
4) Cucurbita californica Torr. ex S. Watson [209]
5) Cucurbita ficifolia Bouché [630]
6) Cucurbita maxima Duchesne [1424]
7) Cucurbita ovifera L. [184]
8) Cucurbita pepo L. var. ovifera (L.) Harz [336]
9) Cuminum odorum Salisb. [187]
10) Cupaniopsis anacardioides (A. Rich.) Radlk. [1032]
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