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Cucumis melo L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Sp. Pl.: 1011 (1753)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Cucurbitales
family
Cucurbitaceae
genus
Cucumis
species
Cucumis melo

Name

Synonyms
? ameri Pangalo
? cassaba Pangalo
Bryonia callosa Wall.
Cucumis chaete I.Telford
Cucumis chate L.
Cucumis chito E.Morren, 1849
Cucumis dudaim subsp. aegyptiacus (Alef.) Sickenb.
Cucumis dudaim subsp. bitarianus Sickenb.
Cucumis dudaim subsp. elongatus Sickenb.
Cucumis dudaim subsp. striatus Sickenb.
Cucumis dudaim var. aegyptiacus Sickenb.
Cucumis flexuosus var. adzhur Pangalo
Cucumis flexuosus var. curvatoalbus Pangalo
Cucumis flexuosus var. curvatoaurantiacus Pangalo
Cucumis flexuosus var. curvatoviridis Pangalo
Cucumis flexuosus var. rectoalbus Pangalo
Cucumis flexuosus var. rectoauranticus Pangalo
Cucumis flexuosus var. rectoviridis Pangalo
Cucumis flexuosus var. terra Pangalo
Cucumis gurmia Wall.
Homonyms
Cucumis melo L.
Cucumis melo Blanco
Common names
Acur in Turkish
Akomaali in language.
Cantaloupe in English
Concombre melon in French
Concombre melon, Melon in French
Courge in French
Courge in French
Hami melon in English
Kavun in Turkish
Meloen in Dutch
Melon in English
Melon in Danish
Melon in French
Melon in English
Melon in French
Melonau in Welsh
Melone in German
Melone in German
Melone in German
Melons in English
Melón in Spanish
Ogórek melon in Polish
Okcha̱k in language.
Oriental melon in language.
Oriental melon in English
Potiron in French
Potiron in French
Rock melon in English
Sokermeloon in language.
Spanspek in Afrikaans
Suikermeloen in Dutch
Sėjamasis melionas in Lithuanian
Uri in language.
Zucker-Melone in German
Zucker-Melone in German
Zuckermelone in German
Zuckermelone in German
cantaloupe in English
cantaloupe in English
concombre melon in French
fvmēcv in language.
herkkumeloni in Finnish
honeydew in English
honeydew in English
kavun in Turkish
meloeiro in Portuguese
melon in Norwegian
melon in Estonian
melon in English
melon in French

Bibliographic References

  1. Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds., 2015: null. Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 6: Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droseraceae. 496.
  3. Karlsson (1998) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter (The vascular plants of Sweden - a checklist)
  4. Mirek Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa H., Zając A., Zając A., Zając M.. 2020. Vascular plants of Poland. An annotated checklist. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków
  5. Rivera-Díaz, O. 2010. Catálogo de la flora vascular de las áreas de ciénagas y bosques secos y húmedos aledaños en el departamento de Córdoba, Colombia. En: Rangel-Ch., J.O. (eds.). Colombia Diversidad Biótica IX. Ciénagas de Córdoba: biodiversidad, ecología y manejo ambiental. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales. p: 137-205, Bogotá.
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