Cucumis aetheocarpus
Musk Melon
Cucumis melo
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- Botanical name
- Cucumis melo
- Also known as
- Cantaloupe, Melon, Musk Melon
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Cucumis
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Musk Melon
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Cucumis melo but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Cucumis acidus
Cucumis agrestis
Cucumis agrestis subsp. figari
Cucumis alba var. flavescens
Cucumis albus
Cucumis ambigua
Cucumis arenarius
Cucumis aromaticus
Cucumis bardana
Cucumis bisexualis
Cucumis callosus
Cucumis campechianus
Cucumis cantalupensis
Cucumis cantalupo
Cucumis chate
Cucumis chate
Cucumis chinensis
Cucumis chito
Cucumis cicatrisatus
Cucumis cognata
Cucumis conomon
Cucumis conomon var. koreana
Cucumis conomon var. rugosa
Cucumis cubensis
Cucumis cubensis var. costatus
Cucumis deliciosus
Cucumis dudaim
Cucumis eriocarpus
Cucumis erivanicus
Cucumis flexuosus
Cucumis flexuosus var. adzhur
Cucumis flexuosus var. curvatoalbus
Cucumis flexuosus var. curvatoaurantiacus
Cucumis flexuosus var. curvatoviridis
Cucumis flexuosus var. rectoalbus
Cucumis flexuosus var. rectoauranticus
Cucumis flexuosus var. rectoviridis
Cucumis flexuosus var. reflexus
Cucumis flexuosus var. terra
Cucumis jamaicensis
Cucumis jucunda
Cucumis laevigatus
Cucumis maculatus
Cucumis melo f. agrestis
Cucumis melo f. albidus
Cucumis melo f. albus
Cucumis melo f. depressus
Cucumis melo f. dissectifolius
Cucumis melo f. dulcis
Cucumis melo f. flavus
Cucumis melo f. ginmakua
Cucumis melo f. grandifolius
Cucumis melo f. hamikua
Cucumis melo f. kikumelon
Cucumis melo f. longus
Cucumis melo f. major
Cucumis melo f. minor
Cucumis melo f. rotundatus
Cucumis melo f. rugosus
Cucumis melo f. showamelon
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