Cucumis melo
| Muskmelon |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| (unranked): |
Angiosperms |
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Eudicots |
| (unranked): |
Rosids |
| Order: |
Cucurbitales |
| Family: |
Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: |
Cucumis |
| Species: |
C. melo |
| Binomial name |
Cucumis melo
L.
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| Synonyms |
List
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Cucumis acidus Jacq.
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Cucumis agrestis (Naudin) Greb. nom. inval.
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Cucumis alba Nakai
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Cucumis ambiguus Fenzl ex Hook.f. nom. inval.
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Cucumis arenarius Schumach. & Thonn.
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Cucumis aromaticus Royle
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Cucumis bardanus Fenzl ex Naudin nom. inval.
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Cucumis bisexualis A.M.Lu & G.C.Wang
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Cucumis callosus (Rottler) Cogn.
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Cucumis campechianus Kunth
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Cucumis cantalupensis Haberle ex M.Roem. nom. illeg.
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Cucumis cantalupo Rchb.
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Cucumis chate Hasselq.
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Cucumis chate L.
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Cucumis chinensis (Pangalo) Pangalo
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Cucumis chito C.Morren
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Cucumis cicatrisatus Stocks
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Cucumis cognata Fenzl ex Hook.f. nom. inval.
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Cucumis conomon Thunb.
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Cucumis cubensis Schrad.
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Cucumis deliciosus Salisb. nom. illeg.
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Cucumis dudaim L.
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Cucumis eriocarpus Boiss. & Noë
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Cucumis erivanicus Steud. nom. inval.
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Cucumis flexuosus L.
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Cucumis jamaicensis Bertero ex Spreng.
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Cucumis jucunda F.Muell.
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Cucumis laevigatus Chiov.
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Cucumis maculatus Willd.
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Cucumis microcarpus (Alef.) Pangalo
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Cucumis microsperma Nakai
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Cucumis microspermus Nakai
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Cucumis momordica Roxb.
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Cucumis moschatus Gray nom. illeg.
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Cucumis odoratissimus Moench nom. illeg.
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Cucumis odoratissimus W.M.Carp. & Riddell nom. illeg.
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Cucumis officinarum-melo Crantz
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Cucumis orientalis Kudr.
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Cucumis pancherianus Naudin
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Cucumis pedatifidus Schrad.
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Cucumis persicodorus Seitz
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Cucumis persicus (Sarg.) M.Roem.
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Cucumis pictus Jacq.
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Cucumis princeps Wender.
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Cucumis pseudocolocynthis Royle
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Cucumis pseudocolocynthis Wender.
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Cucumis pubescens Willd.
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Cucumis pyriformis Roxb. ex Wight & Arn. nom. inval.
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Cucumis reflexus Zeyh. ex Ser. nom. inval.
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Cucumis reginae Schrad.
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Cucumis schraderianus M.Roem.
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Cucumis serotinus Haberle ex Seitz
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Cucumis trigonus Roxb.
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Cucumis turbinatus Roxb.
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Cucumis umbilicatus Salisb. nom. illeg.
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Cucumis utilissimus Roxb.
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Cucumis villosus Boiss. & Noë nom. inval.
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Cucurbita aspera Sol. ex G.Forst. nom. inval.
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Ecballium lambertianum M.Roem.
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Melo adana (Pangalo) Pangalo
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Melo adzhur Pangalo
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Melo agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo
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Melo ameri Pangalo
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Melo cantalupensis (Naudin) Pangalo
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Melo cassaba Pangalo
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Melo chandalak Pangalo
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Melo chinensis Pangalo
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Melo conomon Pangalo
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Melo dudaim (L.) Sageret
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Melo figari Pangalo
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Melo flexuosus (L.) Pangalo
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Melo microcarpus (Alef.) Pangalo
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Melo monoclinus Pangalo
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Melo orientalis (Kudr.) Nabiev
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Melo persicus Sageret
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Melo sativus Sageret
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Melo vulgaris Moench ex Cogn.
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Melo zard Pangalo
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Melo × ambiguua Pangalo
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Muskmelon (Cucumis melo) is a species of melon that has been developed into many cultivated varieties. These include smooth-skinned varieties such as honeydew, Crenshaw, and casaba, and different netted cultivars (cantaloupe, Persian melon, and Santa Claus or Christmas melon). The Armenian cucumber is also a variety of muskmelon, but its shape, taste, and culinary uses more closely resemble those of a cucumber. The large number of cultivars in this species approaches that found in wild cabbage, though morphological variation is not as extensive. It is a fruit of a type called pepo.
Muskmelon is native to Iran, Anatolia and the Caucasus, with a secondary center including northwest India and Afghanistan.
Muskmelons are monoecious plants. They do not cross with watermelon, cucumber, pumpkin, or squash, but varieties within the species intercross frequently. The genome of Cucumis melo L. was first sequenced in 2012.
Per 100 gram serving, cantaloupe melons provide 34 calories and are an excellent source (20% or more the Daily Value, DV) of vitamin A (68% DV) and vitamin C (61% DV), with other nutrients at a negligible level. Melons are 90% water and 9% carbohydrates, with less than 1% each of protein and fat.
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