| Accepted name: |
Cucumis melo L. ssp. melo |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Cantaloupe
Cantaloupe
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| French names: |
Melon
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Violales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HCUCMEM
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
A |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Valued mainly as a dessert fruit, eaten raw. In the Near East and southern parts of the CIS countries sometimes dried or made into a honey-like sweetmeat. In countries with more primitive agriculture (e.g., in Africa) the seeds are used as an oil source or ground into flour. |
| Key Characters: |
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