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Taxon:  Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. conomon (Thunb.) Makino (Cucumis melo Conomon Group)



Summary
Genus:
Cucumis
Subgenus:
Cucumis
Section:
Cucumis
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
404418
Place of publication:
Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 16:16. 1902
Comment:
[or C. melo Conomon Group]
Verified:
02/06/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Cucumis melo L. (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. agrestis Naudin (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. chito (C. Morren) Naudin (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. dudaim (L.) Naudin (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. momordica (Roxb.) Duthie & J. B. Fuller (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. texanus Naudin (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo var. cantalupo Ser. (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo var. flexuosus (L.) Naudin (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo var. inodorus H. Jacq. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cucumis melo L. subsp. conomon (Thunb.) Greb., nom. inval.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cucumis melo L. var. utilissimus (Roxb.) Duthie & J. B. Fuller
Cucumis utilissimus Roxb.
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Reference(s)
  1. Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
  2. Iwatsuki, K. et al. Flora of Japan. 1993-
  3. Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae). 1993 107.
  4. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  5. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
  6. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
  7. Munger, H. M. & R. W. Robinson. 1991. Nomenclature of Cucumis melo L. Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 14:44.
  8. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  9. Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
  10. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. Flora of China (English edition). 1994-
Common names
English
Oriental pickling melon –
pickling melon –
snake cucumber –
sweet melon –
German
Gemüse-Melone –
Japanese Rōmaji
shirō-uri –
tsuke-uri –
Transcribed Chinese
cai gua –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated     
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodfruit Munger, H. M. & R. W. Robinson. 1991. Nomenclature of Cucumis melo L. Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 14:44.
Medicinesfolklore 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=404418. Accessed 17 April 2026.

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