Cucumis melo
Cantaloupe
Also known as: ? ameri Pangalo +19 more
- ? 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.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cucurbitaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling annual.
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Cucumis melo (commonly known as Cantaloupe) is a scrambling plant within the Cucurbitaceae family. It is found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Northeast Tropical Africa, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Angola, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon-Syria, Malawi, Mozambique, New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Queensland, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Burkina, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Republic, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Connecticut, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Finland, Florida, Gabon, Gambia, The, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Great Britain, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Illinois, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kirgizistan, Korea, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Louisiana, Madeira, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Manchuria, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Morocco, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Nevada, New Caledonia, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, North Carolina, Norway, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Portugal, Rhode I., Samoa, Senegal, Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Carolina, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Tadzhikistan, Texas, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Virginia, Wake I., West Himalaya, West Virginia, Windward Is., Xinjiang, Zaïre