Cucumis melo

De Wilde, Willem J. J. O. & Duyfjes, Brigitta E. E., 2007, The wild species of Cucumis L. (Cucurbitaceae) in South-East Asia, Adansonia (3) 29 (2), pp. 239-248 : 246

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5187443

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F9EB41-8E41-AF2F-F110-FB62FC15CE01

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Carolina

scientific name

Cucumis melo
status

 

3. Cucumis melo View in CoL L.

Species Plantarum ed. 1: 1011 (1753). — Keraudren, Flore du Cambodge, du Laos et du Viêt-nam 15: 70 (1975). — C. Jeffrey, Kew Bulletin 34: 793 (1980b). — J. H. Kirkbride Biosystematic Monograph of the Genus Cucumis ( Cucurbitaceae) : 79 (1993). — Type: cultivated at Uppsala, Herb. Linn. No. 1152.8 (lecto-, designated by Meeuse 1962: 61).

Cucumis melo L. var. agrestis Naudin, Annales des Sciences naturelles, Botanique, sér. 4, 11: 73 (1859); 4, 12: 110 (1859). — C. melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo, Cucurbitacées , in P. Zhukovsky, La Turquie agricole: 534 (1933). — J. H. Kirkbride, Biosystematic Monograph of the Genus Cucumis ( Cucurbitaceae) : 81 (1993). — Type: cultivated at Paris from seeds from India, Naudin s.n. (lecto-, P; isolecto-, P, designated by Kirkbride 1993: 105).

REMARKS

Cucumis melo View in CoL , the most variable species in Cucumis View in CoL , originates from Africa ( Renner et al. 2007) and is at present cultivated all over the world. The smallfruited wild and weedy var. agrestis Naudin likewise is widely distributed in the Old World, viz. Africa, Asia ( India) and Australia, including the monsoon area on poorer soils in Malesia and possibly in Indochina. The variety agrestis is distinguishable by having appressed hairs on the ovary and 2-5 cm long fruit; in specimens of the cultivated var. melo (with numerous cultivars) the hairs on the ovary are spreading ( Kirkbride 1993: 80).

Recently Cucumis bisexualis A.M.Lu & G.C.Wang (1984) View in CoL , with hermaphroditic flowers and small fruits has been described from a single collection from northern China. Its status as species very close to Cucumis melo View in CoL is disputable.

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Cucumis

Loc

Cucumis melo

De Wilde, Willem J. J. O. & Duyfjes, Brigitta E. E. 2007
2007
Loc

var. agrestis

Naudin 1859: 73
1859
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