Melon
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Melon is a term used for various members of the Cucurbitaceae family with fleshy fruit. Melon can refer to either the plant or the fruit, which is a false berry. Many different cultivars have been produced, particularly of muskmelons. The plant grows as a vine.
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[edit] Culinary vegetables
- Genus Momordica Bitter melon
- Genus Benincasa Winter melon
[edit] Culinary fruit
- Genus Citrullus Watermelon, Little Yellow, Crimson, Icebox, Sugar Baby, Yellow, Ecstasy, Sangria,
- Genus Cucumis
- C. metuliferus Horned melon
- C. melo
- Cantalupensis group. Skin that is rough and warty, not netted. European Cantaloup
- Inodorus group. Canary melon, Casaba, Hami melon, Honeydew, Navajo Yellow, Piel de Sapo, Santa Claus, Sugar melon
- Reticulatus Group. Netted skin. Ambrosia melon, Bailan melon, North American "cantaloupe", Galia, Ogen , Persian, Sharlyn Melons
- Modern hybrids. Crenshaw (Casaba X Persian), Crane (Japanese X N.A. cantaloupe)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Mabberley, D.J. 1987. The Plant Book. A portable dictionary of the higher plants. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 706 pp. ISBN 0-521-34060-8.
- Magness, J.R., G.M. Markle, C.C. Compton. 1971. Food and feed crops of the United States. Interregional Research Project IR-4, IR Bul. 1 (Bul. 828 New Jersey Agr. Expt. Sta.).
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Melão - Melon (Cucumis melo L) |
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Melon |
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Melon, seed plant |
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Melon seeds |
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Japanese melon intended as a high-priced gift |
[edit] External links
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Cucumis melo
- Cucumis melo L. – Purdue University, Center for New Crops & Plant Products.
- Sorting Cucumis names – Multilingual multiscript plant name database
- The Cook's Thesaurus: Melons – List of photographed varieties of melons
- Welcome to Delicious Organics – List of photographed varieties of Melons and Watermelonsar:بطيخ
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