Cantaloupe

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Cantaloupe
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Scientific classification
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Subspecies:
C. melo subsp. melo
Variety:
C. melo var. cantalupo
Trinomial name
Cucumis melo var. cantalupo[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis Naudin
  • Cucumis melo var. reticulatus Naudin

Cantaloupe, a variety of Cucumis melo, is a common melon.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Taxon: Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo var. cantalupo Ser". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 2010-12-09.

Acknowledgements

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