Cucumis melo
A species in the Cucurbitaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Cucurbitales
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Cucumis
- Species
- Cucumis melo
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cucumis melo. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
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- Luffa jacquiniiSchrad.
- Luffa leiocarpaF.Muell.
- Luffa luffa(L.) A.Lyons
- Luffa parvulaBuch.-Ham. & G.Don
- Luffa racemosaRoxb.
- Luffa satpatiaBuch.-Ham. ex G.Don
- Luffa scabraSchumach. & Thonn.
- Luffa striataSchrad.
- Luffa veitchiiNaudin
- Luffa vittataZipp. ex Span.
- Melo adana(Pangalo) Pangalo
- Melo adzhurPangalo
- Melo agrestis(Naudin) Pangalo
- Melo ambiguuaPangalo
- Melo ambiguusPangalo
- Melo ameri(Pangalo) Pangalo
- Melo cantalupa(Pangalo) Pangalo
- Melo cantalupensis(Naudin) Pangalo
- Melo cassaba(Pangalo) Pangalo
- Melo chandalak(Gabaev) Pangalo
- Melo chateSageret ex M.Roem.
- Melo chinensisPangalo
- Melo conomonPangalo
- Melo dudaim(L.) Sageret
- Melo figariPangalo
- Melo flexuosus(Naudin) Pangalo
- Melo microcarpus(Alef.) Pangalo
- Melo monoclinusPangalo
- Melo orientalis(Kudr.) Nabiev
- Melo persicusSageret
- Melo sativusSageret
- Melo vulgarisCogn.
- Melo zard(Gabaev) Pangalo
- Momordica cylindricaL.
- Momordica lambertianaSer.
- Momordica sativaRoxb. ex Wight & Arn.
- Pepo melopepoMoench
- Pepo verrucosusMoench
- Turia sativaForssk.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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