Cucumis melo

Cucumis melo

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 on the internet. 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Dec 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Cucumis melo. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 23 Dec 2019.
• Mansfeld's World Database of Agriculture and Horticultural Crops (1998-). IPK Gatersleben. 2010 Nov 09 Online.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Spanspek
беларуская: Дыня
Deutsch: Zuckermelone
Ελληνικά: Πεπόνι
English: Melons
español: Melón
suomi: Meloni
Nordfriisk: Sokermeloon
français: Melon
magyar: Sárgadinnye
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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