Summary
Verified:
02/06/1996
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
- Exell, A. W. et al., eds. Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
- Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae). 1993 81.
- Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
- Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
- Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
- Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
- Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
- Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. Flora of China (English edition). 1994-
Common names
English
melon – German
Melone – Italian
melone – Japanese Rōmaji
meron – Swedish
melon – Transcribed Chinese
tian gua – Transcribed Korean
chamoe –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | | | | | |
Cultivated
()
Naturalized
()
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Human food | fruit | | Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae). 1993 81. |
| Materials | beads | | Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource). |
| Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=12564.
Accessed 17 April 2026.