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This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-2746992, with some changes.

M Cucumis melo L. is an accepted name

This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus Cucumis (family Cucurbitaceae).

The record derives from WCSP (in review) which reports it as an accepted name with original publication details: Sp. Pl. 1011 1753.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:292238-1.

Synonyms:

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Bryonia callosa Wall. Synonym M TRO
Cucumis acidus Jacq. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis agrestis (Naudin) Greb. [Invalid] Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis agrestis subsp. figari (Pangalo) Greb. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis alba Nakai Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis alba var. flavescens Nakai Synonym L TRO
Cucumis ambigua Fenzl ex Hook.f. [Invalid] Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis arenarius Schumach. & Thonn. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis aromaticus Royle Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis aspera Sol. ex G. Forst. Synonym M TRO
Cucumis bardana Fenzl ex Naudin [Invalid] Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis bisexualis A.M.Lu & G.C.Wang Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis bucharicus Hort. ex Steud. Synonym M TRO
Cucumis callosus (Rottler) Cogn. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis campechianus Kunth Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis cantalou Hort. ex Steud. Synonym M TRO
Cucumis cantalupensis Haberle ex M.Roem. [Illegitimate] Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis cantalupo Rchb. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis chate Hasselq. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis chate L. Synonym M TRO
Cucumis chinensis (Pangalo) Pangalo [Illegitimate] Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis chito C.Morren Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis cicatrisatus Stocks Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis cognata Fenzl ex Hook.f. [Invalid] Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis conomon Thunb. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis conomon var. koreana Nakai Synonym L TRO
Cucumis conomon var. rugosa Nakai Synonym L TRO
Cucumis cubensis Schrad. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis cubensis var. costatus M.Roem. Synonym L WCSP (in review)
Cucumis deliciosus Salisb. [Illegitimate] Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis dudaim L. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis eriocarpus Boiss. & Noë Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis erivanicus Steud. [Invalid] Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis eumelo Pangalo Synonym M TRO
Cucumis eumelo subsp. adana Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis eumelo subsp. ameri Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis eumelo subsp. cantalupa Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis eumelo subsp. cassaba Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis eumelo subsp. chandaljac Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis eumelo subsp. zard Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis flexuosus L. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis flexuosus var. adzhur Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis flexuosus var. curvato-albus Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis flexuosus var. curvato-aurantiacus Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis flexuosus var. curvato-viridis Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis flexuosus var. recto-albus Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis flexuosus var. recto-auranticus Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis flexuosus var. recto-viridis Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis flexuosus var. reflexus Ser. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis flexuosus var. terra Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis jamaicensis Bertero ex Spreng. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis jucunda F.Muell. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis laevigatus Chiov. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis maculatus Willd. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis maltensis Ser. ex Steud. Synonym M TRO
Cucumis melo var. acidulus Naudin Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. adana Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo subsp. adana Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. adress Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. aegyptiacus (Sickenb.) Hassib Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. aestivales (Alef.) Filov Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. aethiopicus Naudin Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo f. agrestis (Naudin) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes Synonym L WCSP (in review)
Cucumis melo var. agrestis Naudin Synonym L WCSP (in review)
Cucumis melo subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo Synonym L WCSP (in review)
Cucumis melo subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Greb. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. albida Makino Synonym L WCSP (in review)
Cucumis melo var. albidus (Alef.) Makino Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo f. albidus (Alef.) Kitam. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. alboviridis Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo f. albus Makino Synonym L WCSP (in review)
Cucumis melo var. ameri Gabaev Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. ananas-i-chair-verte Hassib Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. anatolicus Naudin Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. arundel Hassib Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. atab Hassib Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. aurantiacus (Harz) Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. autumnales Filov Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. azmirli Hassib Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. baqubensis Chakrav. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. beida Hassib Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. bitariana (Sickenb.) Hassib Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. bos-valdy Suzuki Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. buharici Filov Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. bullock Hassib Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. burrells-gem Hassib Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. cantalupa Pangalo ex Gabaiev Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis Naudin Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. cantalupo Ser. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. cantonianus Naudin Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. casaba Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. chandaliak Gabaiev Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. chandlkak (Pangalo) Filov Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. chandulak (Pangalo) Greb. in Suzuki Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo subsp. chate (Hasselq.) Hassib Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. chate (Hasselq.) Sageret Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo subsp. chinensis (Pangalo) Filov Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo subsp. chinensis (Pangalo) Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. chinensis (Pangalo) Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. chito (Morren) Naudin Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. conomon (Thunb.) Makino Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo subsp. conomon (Thunb.) Greb. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. cossonianus Naudin Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. cucurbitaceus Chakrav. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. cultus Kurz Synonym L WCSP (in review)
Cucumis melo subsp. cultus (Kurz) Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo f. depressus Chakrav. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo f. dissectifolius Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. dudaim (L.) Naudin Synonym L WCSP (in review)
Cucumis melo subsp. dudaim (L.) Greb. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo f. dulcis Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. dumeri Hassib Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. duripulposus Filov Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. elongata (Sickenb.) Hassib Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. erythraeus Naudin Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo subsp. europaeus Filov Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. firany Hassib Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. flava Makino Synonym L WCSP (in review)
Cucumis melo f. flavus (Makino) Kitam. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. flavus Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo subsp. flexuosus (L.) Filov Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo subsp. flexuosus (L.) Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo subsp. flexuosus (L.) Greb. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. flexuosus (L.) Naudin Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. fraiduni Chakrav. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. fucharici Suzuki Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. gem-rocky Hassib Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo f. ginmakua Kitam. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. golobcresdael Suzuki Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. gourbek Filov Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. gracilior Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo f. grandifolius Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. hafednafse Chakrav. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo f. hamikua Kitam. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. hasanbey Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. hibernus Filov Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. hiemalis Filov Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. hime Makino Synonym L WCSP (in review)
Cucumis melo var. honey-dew Hassib Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. indica Suzuki Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. inodorus H. Jacq. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. khadra Hassib Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo f. kikumelon Kitam. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. kirukensis Chakrav. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo f. longus Chakrav. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. longus Chakrav. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. macro-castanus Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. macro-leucus Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. macro-pyrochrus Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. maculatus Naudin Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo f. major Chakrav. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. major Chakrav. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. makuwa Makino Synonym L WCSP (in review)
Cucumis melo var. maltensis Ser. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. mansouri Hassib Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. mehanawy Hassib Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. micro-castanus Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. micro-leucus Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. micro-pyrochrus Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. microcarpus Alef Synonym L WCSP (in review)
Cucumis melo subsp. microcarpus (Alef.) Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. microcarpus (Alef.) Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. microspermus Nakai ex Kitam. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. minimus Chakrav. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo f. minor Chakrav. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. minutissimus Naudin Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. momordica (Roxb.) Duthie & Fuller Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. momordica (Roxb.) Cogn. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. monoclinus (Pangalo) Filov Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. oblongus Chakrav. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo subsp. orientale Sageret ex Filov Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. ovatus Chakrav. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. persicodorus Seiz. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. praecantalupa Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. praecox Filov Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo subsp. pubescens (Willd.) Hassib Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. pubescens (Willd.) Kurz Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. reticulatus Naudin Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. reticulatus Chakrav. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. reticulatus Ser. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo subsp. rigidus (Pangalo) Filov Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. rigidus Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo f. rotundatus Chakrav. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. rotundus Chakrav. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo f. rugosus Nakai ex Kitam. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. rugosus Chakrav. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. saccharinus H. Jacq. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. saharunporensis Naudin Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. saidi Hassib Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. samarrensis Chakrav. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. santawi Hassib Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. senani Hassib Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. shahd Hassib Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. shammam Saidi Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. shauki Chakrav. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. shimmam Chakrav. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo f. showamelon Kitam. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo subsp. spontaneum Filov Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. striata (Sickenb.) Hassib Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. suavis Chakrav. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. tamago Makino Synonym L WCSP (in review)
Cucumis melo var. tarra Filov Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. texanus Naudin Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. tuzensis Chakrav. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo f. typicus Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. utilissimus (Roxb.) Duthie & Fuller Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. vard Gabaiev Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo f. variegatus Makino Synonym L WCSP (in review)
Cucumis melo var. variegatus Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. varigatus Chakrav. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. vaughans-original-osage Hassib Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. virgatus Chakrav. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo f. viridis Makino Synonym L WCSP (in review)
Cucumis melo var. viridis Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. vulgaris H. Jacq. Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo subsp. vulgaris (H. Jacq.) Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. zaami Suzuki Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. zard Gabaiev Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. zebrino-aurantiacus Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. zebrino-luteus Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. zhukovskyi Pangalo Synonym L TRO
Cucumis melo var. zhukowskii (Pangalo) Filov Synonym L TRO
Cucumis microcarpus (Alef.) Pangalo Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis microsperma Nakai Synonym M TRO
Cucumis microsperma var. koreana Nakai Synonym L TRO
Cucumis microsperma var. rugosa Nakai Synonym L TRO
Cucumis microspermus Nakai Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis momordica Roxb. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis moschatus Gray [Illegitimate] Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis odoratissimus Moench [Illegitimate] Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis odoratissimus W.M.Carp. & Riddell [Illegitimate] Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis officinarum-melo Crantz Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis orientalis Kudr. Synonym M TRO
Cucumis pancherianus Naudin Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis pedatifidus Schrad. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis persicodorus Seitz Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis persicus (Sarg.) M.Roem. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis picrocarpus F.Muell. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis pictus Jacq. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis princeps Wender. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis pseudocolocynthis Wender. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis pseudocolocynthis Royle Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis pubescens Willd. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis pyriformis Roxb. ex Wight & Arn. [Invalid] Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis reflexus Zeyh. ex Ser. [Invalid] Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis reginae Schrad. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis reticulatus Hort. ex Steud. Synonym M TRO
Cucumis saccharinus Hort. ex Steud. Synonym M TRO
Cucumis schraderianus M.Roem. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis serotinus Haberle ex Seitz Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis trigonus Roxb. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis turbinatus Roxb. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis umbilicatus Salisb. [Illegitimate] Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis utilissimus Roxb. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis verrucosus Hort. ex Steud. Synonym M TRO
Cucumis villosus Boiss. & Noë [Invalid] Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Cucumis viridis Hort. ex Steud. Synonym M TRO
Cucurbita aspera Sol. ex G.Forst. [Invalid] Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Ecballium lambertianum M.Roem. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Melo adana Pangalo Synonym M TRO
Melo adzhur Pangalo Synonym M TRO
Melo agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo Synonym M TRO
Melo × ambiguua Pangalo Synonym M TRO
Melo ameri Pangalo Synonym M TRO
Melo cantalupensis (Naudin) Pangalo Synonym M TRO
Melo cassaba Pangalo Synonym M TRO
Melo chandalak Pangalo Synonym M TRO
Melo chate Sageret ex M. Roem. Synonym M TRO
Melo chate Sageret Synonym M TRO
Melo chinensis Pangalo Synonym M TRO
Melo conomon Pangalo Synonym M TRO
Melo dudaim (L.) Sageret Synonym M TRO
Melo figari Pangalo Synonym M TRO
Melo flexuosus Sageret Synonym M TRO
Melo flexuosus (L.) Pangalo Synonym M TRO
Melo flexuosus Sageret ex M. Roem. Synonym M TRO
Melo microcarpus (Alef.) Pangalo Synonym M TRO
Melo monoclinus Pangalo Synonym M TRO
Melo orientalis (Kudr.) Nabiev Synonym M TRO
Melo persicus Sageret Synonym M TRO
Melo sativus Sageret Synonym M TRO
Melo vulgaris Moench ex Cogn. Synonym M TRO
Melo zard Pangalo Synonym M TRO
Momordica lambertiana Ser. Unresolved L WCSP (in review)
Momordica sativa Roxb. ex Wight & Arn. Unresolved L WCSP (in review)
Pepo melopepo Moench Unresolved L WCSP (in review)
Pepo verrucosus Moench Unresolved L WCSP (in review)

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