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Cucumis melo

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Cucumis melo, the melon, is a species of annual, trailing herb in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae whose exact origin is uncertain, with research pointing variously to the Levant, Egypt, Iran, India, Central Asia or Africa and ancient seeds and rootstocks known to have traveled caravan trade routes. It thrives in subtropical or warm temperate climates with well-fertilized, well-drained soil, and its fruit, botanically a pepo, varies widely by cultivar in flesh sweetness and aroma and in rind texture, from the smooth skin of honeydew to the ribbed European cantaloupe, the wrinkled Casaba and the netted American cantaloupe. Raw cantaloupe is about 90 percent water and 9 percent carbohydrate, supplying 34 calories and notable vitamin A and C per 100 grams. It is a diploid species with 12 chromosomes, monoecious or andromonoecious, and does not cross-breed with watermelon, cucumber, pumpkin or squash. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Relationship to People

Domesticated 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

GNR Unranked 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Cucumis melo 6

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated 7

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Source Wikidata: Cucumis melo

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Sources

1. Cucumis melo (Wikipedia)

lead sentence (diet), EntityId 362635

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Cucumis melo, also known as melon or true melon, is a species of Cucumis that has been developed into many cultivated varieties.

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. Wikipedia: Cucumis melo

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Melon were domesticated four times independently.

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Cucumis melo

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"roundedGRank": "GNR"

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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cucurbitaceae

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12550

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"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Violales","family":"Cucurbitaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Melons, gourds, cucurbits","language":"EN"},{"name":"Melones, calabazas y zapallos","language":"ES"},{"name":"Melons, gourds, concombres","language":"FR"},{"name":"葫芦科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]

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6. Wikipedia: Cucumis melo

WikipediaWikidata Q81602 (P225 taxon name)View the Source

7. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Cucumis melo

GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2874570, category field

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"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Wikidata: Cucumis melo

Child Taxon Of: Magnoliopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

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