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Cucumis melo L.
Family Cucurbitaceae
Common name: Ulcardo Melon

Cucumis melo L. APNI*

Synonyms: Cucumis melo var. agrestris APNI*
Cucumis melo subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo APNI*
Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo APNI*

Description: Annual with stems to 5 m long, bristly or softly hairy.

Leaves with lamina ovate, 2–9 cm long, 3–8 cm wide, mostly shallowly to deeply 3–5-lobed, lobes toothed; petiole 2–8 cm long.

Flowers solitary or in clusters of 2–4; pedicels 3–30 mm long.

Fruit ellipsoid, 2–5 cm long, often pubescent when young, usually glabrescent with age, green to yellow.


Distribution and occurrence: Weed, especially in woodland or grassland on clay. Widely cultivated in most tropical parts of the world.
NSW subdivisions: NT, NWS, SFWP
Other Australian states: Qld N.T. S.A. W.A.
AVH map***

Text by G. J. Harden
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APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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