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Taxon:  Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. agrestis Naudin



Summary
Genus:
Cucumis
Subgenus:
Cucumis
Section:
Cucumis
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
70211
Place of publication:
Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 4, 11:73. 1859
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. 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. 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
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Reference(s)
  1. Decker-Walters, D. S. et al. 2002. The origin and genetic affinities of wild populations of melon (Cucumis melo, Cucurbitaceae) in North America. Pl. Syst. Evol. 233:183-197.
  2. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
  3. Kerje, T. & M. Grum. 2000. The origin of melon, Cucumis melo: a review of literature. Acta Hort. 510:37-44.
  4. Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae). 1993 81.
  5. Lebeda, A. et al. 2007. Chapter 8. Cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae; Cucumis spp., Cucurbita spp., Citrullus spp.). Genetic resources, chromosome engineering, and crop improvement. 2005- 3:271-376.
  6. Munger, H. M. & R. W. Robinson. 1991. Nomenclature of Cucumis melo L. Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 14:43.
  7. Sebastian, P. et al. 2010. Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) and melon (C. melo) have numerous wild relatives in Asia and Australia, and the sister species of melon is from Australia. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 107:14269-14273.
  8. Sebastian, P. et al. 2010. Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) and melon (C. melo) have numerous wild relatives in Asia and Australia, and the sister species of melon is from Australia. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 107:14269-14273.
  9. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
Common names
English
ulcardo melon –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaLimpopo 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaMpumalanga 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaNorth West 
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBenin  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNiger  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanSeychelles  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaOman  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea, South  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPapua New Guinea  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
1NativeAsia-TropicalNorth Indian OceanMaldives  
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificGuam  
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificSamoa  
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificSolomon Islands  
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificTonga  
4Naturalized     
6Other     
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania, Uganda
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Chad
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West]
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Senegal
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Seychelles
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan, Korea, South
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea
  • NORTH INDIAN OCEAN: Maldives
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Pacific
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Guam
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Solomon Islands, Tonga, Samoa
Naturalized ()
Other ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae). 1993 81.
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=70211. Accessed 17 April 2026.

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