Cucumis melo

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Tribus: Benincaseae
Genus: Cucumis
Subgenus: C. subg. Cucumis
Sectio: C. sect. Cucumis
Species: Cucumis melo
Subspecies: C. m. subsp. agrestis – C. m. subsp. melo

Name

Cucumis melo L., (1753)
Note: Horticultural crops have their own accepted classifications (Mansfield, 2022).

Homonyms

Cucumis melo Blanco = Cucumis callosus (Rottb.) Cogn.

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus II. Pp. 561–1200, [1–30, index], [1, err.]. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 1011

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Cucumis melo. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Cucumis melo. Published online. Accessed: Dec 23 2019.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Cucumis melo in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 23. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Cucumis melo. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Dec 2019.
Mansfeld's World Database of Agriculture and Horticultural Crops (1998-). IPK Gatersleben. 2010 Nov 09 Online.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Spanspek
Basa Bali: Melon
беларуская: Дыня
Deutsch: Zuckermelone
Ελληνικά: Πεπόνι
English: Melons
español: Melón
suomi: Meloni
Nordfriisk: Sokermeloon
français: Melon
magyar: Sárgadinnye
Bahasa Indonesia: Melon
italiano: Melone
日本語: メロン
Nederlands: Suikermeloen
norsk: Melon
polski: Ogórek melon
português: Melão
svenska: Melon
ไทย: แตงไทย
Türkçe: Kavun
中文: 香瓜

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