Cucumis melo var. melo L.

 
  • Family : CUCURBITACEAE
    (Gourd Or Melon Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KHARBOOZA FAMILY (खरबूजा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Cucurbitaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cucumis melo var. momordica (Roxb.) Cogn.; Cucumis melo var. utilissimus (Roxb.) Duthie & Fuller
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cucumis melo L.
  • Common name : Melon, Cucumber, Common cucumber
  • Vernacular name :
    • Bhakura, Bislambhi, Jangli indrayan, Kharbuj (Hindi)
    • Kattuthummati, Sukkankaai (Tamil)
    • Kharbujados, Putchakaya, Adavi Puchcha, Kodibudama (Telugu)
    • Melon, Vellaikai (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated
  • Flower, Fruit : May-December
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Mysuru district
    • Kerala : Idukki district
    • Odisha : Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • West Bengal : Burdwan, Darjeeling district, Jalpaiguri district, 24-Parganas
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Jaisalmer district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jodhpur district
  • Native : Afghanistan, Angola, Australia, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon-Syria, Malawi, Mozambique, New Guinea, Northern Provinces Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, Angola, Australia, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon-Syria, Malawi, Mozambique, New Guinea, Northern Provinces Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • Nayar, T. S., et al, 2006. Flowering plants of Kerala, A hand book
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cucumis melo var. melo. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.

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