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Taxon:  Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo var. cantalupo Ser. (Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group)



Summary
Genus:
Cucumis
Subgenus:
Cucumis
Section:
Cucumis
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
464596
Place of publication:
Prodr. 3:300. 1828
Comment:
[or C. melo Cantalupensis Group]
Verified:
03/05/2012 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. conomon (Thunb.) Makino (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. 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
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cucumis melo L. var. cantalupensis Naudin
Cucumis melo L. var. reticulatus Naudin
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Reference(s)
  1. Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
  2. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  3. Nesom, G. L. 2011. Toward consistency of taxonomic rank in wild/domesticated Cucurbitaceae. Phytoneuron 2011-13:13.
  4. Nuñez-Palenius, H. G. et al. 2011. Chapter 9. Muskmelon embryo rescue techniques using in vitro embryo culture. Plant embryo culture: wethods and protocols. 2011 710:107-115.
Common names
English
cantaloupe –
muskmelon –
netted melon –
nutmeg melon –
Persian melon –
English (Australia)
rock melon –
French
mélon –
German
Kantalupe –
Zuckermelone –
Portuguese
melão –
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. 14:43.
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=464596. Accessed 17 April 2026.

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