Cucumis melo

Plant Characteristics

Habit		herbaceous
Lifespan:	⌛	annual
Origin:	✈	NW India

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun
Water:	◍	moderate
Features:	✓	edible, fruit

Scientific Names

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Muskmelon (Cucumis melo) is a species of melon that has been developed into many cultivated varieties. These include smooth skinned varieties such as honeydew, crenshaw and casaba, and different netted cultivars (cantaloupe, Persian melon and Santa Claus or Christmas melon). The large number of cultivars in this species approaches that found in wild cabbage, though morphological variation is not as extensive. It is an accessory fruit of a type that botanists call an epigynous berry. Muskmelon is native to northwestern India. The varied cultivars produced have been divided into multiple cultivar groups.

Varieties

honeydew, crenshaw, casaba, cantaloupe, Persian melon, and Santa Claus or Christmas melon

See also

• Bailan melon
• Cantaloupe
• Cucumis
• Galia
• Hami Melon
• Honeydew
• Montreal melon
• Piel de Sapo
• Sugar melon
• Watermelon

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