Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Cucurbitales
Genus:
Species:
melo
ID:
629582

Status:
valid

Authors:
L.

Source:
cmp

Year:
1753

Citation Micro:
Sp. Pl. : 1011 (1753)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000628914

Common Names

  • Melon cucumber
  • Muskmelon cucumber
  • Cucumis melo

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Synonyms

  • Luffa striata Schrad. [unknown]
  • Luffa veitchii Naudin [unknown]
  • Luffa vittata Zipp. ex Span. [unknown]
  • Luffa luffa (L.) A.Lyons [unknown]
  • Luffa scabra Schumach. & Thonn. [unknown]
  • Luffa satpatia Buch.-Ham. ex G.Don [deprecated]
  • Luffa racemosa Roxb. [unknown]
  • Luffa parvula Buch.-Ham. & G.Don [unknown]
  • Luffa jacquinii Schrad. [unknown]
  • Luffa leiocarpa F.Muell. [unknown]
  • Luffa hederacea Wall. ex G.Don [unknown]
  • Luffa cylindrica M.Roem. [unknown]
  • Luffa clavata Roxb. [unknown]
  • Momordica sativa Roxb. ex Wight & Arn. [unknown]
  • Momordica cylindrica L. [unknown]
  • Momordica lambertiana Ser. [unknown]
  • Melo figari Pangalo [unknown]
  • Melo monoclinus Pangalo [unknown]
  • Melo chate Sageret ex M.Roem. [unknown]
  • Melo adana Pangalo [unknown]
  • Melo ambiguus Pangalo [unknown]
  • Melo cantalupa Pangalo [unknown]
  • Pepo melopepo Moench [unknown]
  • Pepo verrucosus Moench [unknown]
  • Turia sativa Forssk. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo agrestis (Naudin) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes [unknown]
  • Cucumis acidus Jacq. [unknown]
  • Cucumis agrestis (Naudin) Grebenscikov [unknown]
  • Cucumis albus Nakai [unknown]
  • Cucumis ambigua Fenzl ex Hook.f. [unknown]
  • Cucumis arenarius Schumach. & Thonn. [unknown]
  • Cucumis aromaticus Royle [unknown]
  • Cucumis bardana Fenzl ex Naudin [unknown]
  • Cucumis bisexualis A.M.Lu & G.C.Wang [unknown]
  • Cucumis callosus Cogn. [unknown]
  • Cucumis campechianus Kunth [unknown]
  • Cucumis cantalupensis Haberle ex M.Roem. [unknown]
  • Cucumis cantalupo Rchb. [unknown]
  • Cucumis chate Hasselq. [unknown]
  • Cucumis chinensis (Pangalo) Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis chito C.Morren [unknown]
  • Cucumis cicatrisatus Stocks [unknown]
  • Cucumis cognata Fenzl ex Hook.f. [unknown]
  • Cucumis conomon Thunb. [unknown]
  • Cucumis cubensis Schrad. [unknown]
  • Cucumis cubensis costatus M.Roem. [unknown]
  • Cucumis deliciosus Salisb. [unknown]
  • Cucumis dudaim L. [unknown]
  • Cucumis eriocarpus Boiss. & Noë [unknown]
  • Cucumis erivanicus hort. ex Steud. [unknown]
  • Cucumis flexuosus L. [unknown]
  • Cucumis jamaicensis Bert. ex Spreng. [unknown]
  • Cucumis jucunda F.Muell. [unknown]
  • Cucumis laevigatus Chiov. [unknown]
  • Cucumis maculatus Willd. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo agrestis Naudin [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo albidus (Alef.) Makino [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo albus Makino [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo cultus Kurz [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo dudaim (L.) Naudin [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo flavus Makino [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo hime Makino [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo makuwa Makino [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo tamago Makino [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo variegatus Makino [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo viridis (Alef.) Makino [unknown]
  • Cucumis microcarpus (Pangalo) Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis microspermus Nakai [unknown]
  • Cucumis momordica Roxb. [unknown]
  • Cucumis moschatus Gray [unknown]
  • Cucumis odoratissimus Moench [unknown]
  • Cucumis odoratissimus W.M.Carp. ex Riddell [unknown]
  • Cucumis officinarum-melo Crantz [unknown]
  • Cucumis pancherianus Naudin [unknown]
  • Cucumis pedatifidus Schrad. [unknown]
  • Cucumis pentandrus Roxb. ex Wight & Arn. [unknown]
  • Cucumis persicodorus Seiz. [unknown]
  • Cucumis persicus M.Roem. [unknown]
  • Cucumis pictus Jacq. [unknown]
  • Cucumis princeps Wender. [unknown]
  • Cucumis pseudocolocynthis Wender. [unknown]
  • Cucumis pseudocolocynthis Royle [unknown]
  • Cucumis pubescens Willd. [unknown]
  • Cucumis pyriformis Roxb. ex Wight & Arn. [unknown]
  • Cucumis reflexus Zeyh. ex Ser. [unknown]
  • Cucumis reginae Schrad. [unknown]
  • Cucumis schraderianus M.Roem. [unknown]
  • Cucumis serotinus Haberle ex Seiz. [unknown]
  • Cucumis trigonus Roxb. [unknown]
  • Cucumis turbinatus Roxb. [unknown]
  • Cucumis umbilicatus Salisb. [unknown]
  • Cucumis utilissimus Roxb. [unknown]
  • Cucumis villosus Boiss. & Noë [unknown]
  • Cucurbita aspera Sol. ex G.Forst. [unknown]
  • Ecballium lambertianum M.Roem. [unknown]
  • Luffa acutangula subangulata (Miq.) Cogn. [unknown]
  • Luffa cylindrica minima Naudin [unknown]
  • Luffa cylindrica leiocarpa Naudin [unknown]
  • Cucumis agrestis figari (Pangalo) Greb. [unknown]
  • Cucumis alba flavescens Nakai [unknown]
  • Cucumis conomon koreana Nakai [unknown]
  • Cucumis conomon rugosa Nakai [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo ameri (Pangalo) Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo cantalupa (Pangalo) Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo cassaba (Pangalo) Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo chandalak (Gabaev) Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo zard (Gabaev) Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis flexuosus adzhur Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis flexuosus curvatoalbus Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis flexuosus curvatoaurantiacus Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis flexuosus curvatoviridis Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis flexuosus rectoalbus Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis flexuosus rectoauranticus Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis flexuosus rectoviridis Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis flexuosus reflexus Ser. [unknown]
  • Cucumis flexuosus terra Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo albidus (Alef.) Kitam. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo dissectifolius Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo dulcis Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo flavus (Makino) Kitam. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo ginmakua Kitam. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo grandifolius Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo hamikua Kitam. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo kikumelon Kitam. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo rugosus Nakai ex Kitam. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo showamelon Kitam. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo adana (Pangalo) Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo chate (Hasselq.) Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo chinensis (Pangalo) Filov [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo chinensis (Pangalo) Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo conomon (Thunb.) Greb. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo cultus (Kurz) Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo dudaim (L.) Greb. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo europaeus Filov [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo flexuosus (L.) Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo microcarpus (Alef.) Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo pubescens (Willd.) Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo rigidus (Pangalo) Filov [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo vulgaris (H.Jacq.) Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo acidulus Naudin [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo adana (Pangalo) Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo adress Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo aegyptiacus (Alef.) Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo aestivales (Alef.) Filov [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo aethiopicus Naudin [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo alboviridis Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo ameri Gabaev [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo ananas-i-chair-verte Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo anatolicus Naudin [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo arundel Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo atab Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo aurantiacus (Harz) Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo autumnales Filov [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo azmirli Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo beida Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo bitarianus (Sickenb.) Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo bos-valdy E.Suzuki [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo buharici Filov [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo bullock Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo burrells-gem Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo cantalupa (Pangalo) Gabaev [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo cantalupensis Naudin [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo cantalupo Ser. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo cantonianus Naudin [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo casaba Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo chandalak Gabaev [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo chate (Hasselq.) Sageret [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo chinensis Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo chito (C.Morren) Naudin [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo conomon (Thunb.) Makino [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo cossonianus Naudin [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo dumeri Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo duripulposus Filov [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo elongatus (Sickenb.) Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo erythraeus Naudin [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo firany Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo flexuosus (L.) Naudin [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo fucharici E.Suzuki [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo gem-rocky Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo golobcresdael E.Suzuki [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo gourbek Filov [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo gracilior Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo hasanbey Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo hibernus Filov [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo hiemalis Filov [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo honey-dew Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo inodorus H.Jacq. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo khadra Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo macrocastanus Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo macroleucus Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo macropyrochrus Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo maculatus Naudin [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo maltensis Ser. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo mansouri Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo mehanawy Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo microcastanus Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo microleucus Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo micropyrochrus Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo microcarpus (Alef.) Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo microspermus Nakai ex Kitam. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo minutissimus Naudin [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo momordica (Roxb.) Cogn. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo monoclinus (Pangalo) Filov [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo persicodorus Seitz [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo praecantalupa Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo praecox Filov [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo pubescens (Willd.) Kurz [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo reticulatus Ser. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo rigidus (Pangalo) Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo saccharinus H.Jacq. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo saharunporensis Naudin [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo saidi Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo santawi Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo senani Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo shahd Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo shammam Saidi [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo striatus (Sickenb.) Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo tarra Filov [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo texanus Naudin [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo utilissimus (Roxb.) Duthie & Fuller [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo vard Gabaev [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo variegatus (Makino) Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo vaughans-original-osage Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo viridis (Alef.) Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo vulgaris H.Jacq. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo zaami E.Suzuki [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo zard Gabaev [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo zebrinoaurantiacus Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo zebrinoluteus Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo zhukovskyi Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo zhukowskii (Pangalo) Filov [unknown]
  • Cucumis microspermus koreanus Nakai [unknown]
  • Cucumis microspermus rugosus Nakai [unknown]
  • Luffa aegyptiaca leiocarpa (Naudin) Heiser & E.E.Schill. [unknown]
  • Cucumis chate L. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo baqubensis Chakrav. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo bitariana (Sickenb.) Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo chandaliak Gabaiev [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo chandlkak (Pangalo) Filov [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo cucurbitaceus Chakrav. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo depressus Chakrav. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo elongata (Sickenb.) Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo fraiduni Chakrav. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo hafednafse Chakrav. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo kirukensis Chakrav. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo longus Chakrav. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo longus Chakrav. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo major Chakrav. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo major Chakrav. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo minimus Chakrav. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo minor Chakrav. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo momordica (Roxb.) Duthie & Fuller [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo oblongus Chakrav. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo ovatus Chakrav. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo rotundatus Chakrav. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo rotundus Chakrav. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo rugosus Chakrav. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo samarrensis Chakrav. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo shauki Chakrav. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo shimmam Chakrav. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo striata (Sickenb.) Hassib [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo suavis Chakrav. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo tuzensis Chakrav. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo varigatus Chakrav. [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo virgatus Chakrav. [unknown]
  • Cucumis microsperma Nakai [unknown]
  • Cucumis microsperma rugosa Nakai [unknown]
  • Melo persicus Sageret [unknown]
  • Melo adzhur Pangalo [unknown]
  • Melo ambiguua Pangalo [unknown]
  • Melo ameri Pangalo [unknown]
  • Melo cantalupensis (Naudin) Pangalo [unknown]
  • Melo cassaba Pangalo [unknown]
  • Melo chandalak Pangalo [unknown]
  • Melo chinensis Pangalo [unknown]
  • Melo conomon Pangalo [unknown]
  • Melo flexuosus (Naudin) Pangalo [unknown]
  • Melo microcarpus (Alef.) Pangalo [unknown]
  • Melo vulgaris Cogn. [unknown]
  • Melo zard Pangalo [unknown]
  • Cucumis orientalis Kudr. [unknown]
  • Melo agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo [unknown]
  • Melo dudaim (L.) Sageret [unknown]
  • Melo orientalis (Kudr.) Nabiev [unknown]
  • Melo sativus Sageret [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo melo [unknown]
  • Cucumis melo melo [unknown]
  • Luffa cylindrica multiflora (Spreng.) Domin [unknown]

Description

Cucumis melo (also called Melon, among many other common names) is a species of cucumber in the Cucurbitaceae family. It is an annual herbaceous vine with oval-shaped leaves, native to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It is found in dry habitats, such as scrubland and grassland.

Uses & Benefits

Cucumis melo is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a food crop. It is also used for its medicinal properties, such as treating skin infections, wounds, and other ailments.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Cucumis melo has small yellow flowers with five petals. The seeds are small, round and black. The seedlings are small and have a long, thin stem.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Cucumis melo is an annual vine that can reach up to 10 feet in length. It prefers full sun and moist, well-drained soil. Propagate by seed in spring, or by stem cuttings in summer. The fruits are edible and can be eaten raw or cooked.

Where to Find Cucumis melo

Cucumis melo is found in tropical Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to Angola.

Cucumis melo FAQ

What is the scientific name of Cucumis melo?

Cucumis melo

What is the common name of Cucumis melo?

Melon

What is the origin of Cucumis melo?

Asia

Species in the Cucumis genus

Cucumis rumphianus, Cucumis aetheocarpus, Cucumis bryoniifolius, Cucumis cinereus, Cucumis clavipetiolatus, Cucumis debilis, Cucumis engleri, Cucumis gracilis, Cucumis indicus, Cucumis javanicus, Cucumis kelleri, Cucumis kirkbridei, Cucumis leiospermus, Cucumis messorius, Cucumis reticulatus, Cucumis ritchiei, Cucumis silentvalleyi, Cucumis aculeatus, Cucumis africanus, Cucumis anguria, Cucumis asper, Cucumis baladensis, Cucumis canoxyi, Cucumis carolinus, Cucumis dipsaceus, Cucumis ficifolius, Cucumis globosus, Cucumis hastatus, Cucumis heptadactylus, Cucumis hirsutus, Cucumis humofructus, Cucumis hystrix, Cucumis insignis, Cucumis jeffreyanus, Cucumis kalahariensis, Cucumis maderaspatanus, Cucumis meeusei, Cucumis melo, Cucumis metuliferus, Cucumis myriocarpus, Cucumis picrocarpus, Cucumis prophetarum, Cucumis pubituberculatus, Cucumis pustulatus, Cucumis quintanilhae, Cucumis rigidus, Cucumis rostratus, Cucumis sacleuxii, Cucumis sagittatus, Cucumis sativus,

Species in the Cucurbitaceae family

Abobra tenuifolia, Acanthosicyos horridus, Actinostemma lobatum, Actinostemma parvifolium, Actinostemma tenerum, Alsomitra macrocarpa, Ampelosicyos humblotii, Ampelosicyos major, Ampelosicyos meridionalis, Ampelosicyos scandens, Ampelosicyos bosseri, Ampelosicyos leandrii, Ampelosycios meridionalis, Ampelosycios scandens, Apodanthera anatuyana, Apodanthera argentea, Apodanthera aspera, Apodanthera biflora, Apodanthera bradei, Apodanthera cinerea, Apodanthera eriocalyx, Apodanthera fasciculata, Apodanthera ferreyrana, Apodanthera glaziovii, Apodanthera hindii, Apodanthera hirtella, Apodanthera laciniosa, Apodanthera linearis, Apodanthera mandonii, Apodanthera mathewsii, Apodanthera palmeri, Apodanthera sagittifolia, Apodanthera smilacifolia, Apodanthera succulenta, Apodanthera tumbeziana, Apodanthera ulei, Apodanthera undulata, Apodanthera villosa, Apodanthera weberbaueri, Apodanthera longipedicellata, Austrobryonia argillicola, Austrobryonia centralis, Austrobryonia micrantha, Austrobryonia pilbarensis, Baijiania borneensis, Baijiania taiwaniana, Baijiania decipiens, Baijiania smitinandii, Bambekea racemosa, Bayabusua clarkei,

References