Name:		Cucumis melo L. [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Melo sativus Sageret ex M. Roem.
Status:		Species
Taxonomic position:		Cucumis L. [Genus] Cucurbitaceae Juss. [Family] Violales [Order] Magnoliopsida [Class] Magnoliophyta [Division / Phylum] Plantae [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Subspecific taxa Cucumis melo var. agrestis Naudin Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis Cucumis melo var. cimarron Cucumis melo var. melo Cucumis melo var. momordica (Roxb.) Duthie & J.B. Fuller Cucumis melo var. reticulatus Naud. Cucumis melo var. utilissimus (Roxb.) Duthie & J.B. Fuller
Cybertruffle Resources:		Biological Records Database (225 records)
Links:		Electronic Plant Information Centre [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] International Plant Names Index New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Herbarium] USDA Plants Database [Natural Resources Conservation Service]