Information about Melon
| Melon | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
) | ||||||||||
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
Melon is a term used for various members of the Cucurbitaceae family with fleshy fruit. Melon can refer to either the plant or the fruit, which is a false berry. Many different cultivars have been produced, particularly of muskmelons.
Culinary Vegetables:
- Genus Momordica Bitter melon
- Genus Benincasa Winter melon
- Genus Citrullus Watermelon, Little Yellow, Crimson, Icebox, Sugar Baby, Yellow, Ecstasy, Sangria,
- Genus Cucumis
- C. metuliferus Horned melon
- C. melo
- Cantalupensis group. Skin that is rough and warty, not netted. European Cantaloup
- Inodorus group. Canary melon, Casaba, Hami melon, Honeydew, Navajo Yellow, Piel de Sapo, Santa Claus, Sugar melon
- Reticulatus Group. Netted skin. Ambrosia melon, Bailan melon, North American "cantaloupe", Galia, Ogen , Persian, Sharlyn Melons
- Modern hybrids. Crenshaw (Casaba X Persian), Crane (Japanese X N.A. cantaloupe)
See also
References
- Mabberley, D.J. 1987. The Plant Book. A portable dictionary of the higher plants. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 706 pp. ISBN 0-521-34060-8.
- Magness, J.R., G.M. Markle, C.C. Compton. 1971. Food and feed crops of the United States. Interregional Research Project IR-4, IR Bul. 1 (Bul. 828 New Jersey Agr. Expt. Sta.).
Footnotes
Gallery
) Melão - Melon (Cucumis melo L) | .jpg')) Melon | .jpg')) Melon, seed plant | ) Melon seeds |
) Japanese melon intended as a high-priced gift |
External links
- Cucumis melo L. – Purdue University, Center for New Crops & Plant Products.
- Sorting Cucumis names – Multilingual multiscript plant name database
- The Cook's Thesaurus: Melons – List of photographed varieties of melons
- Welcome to Delicious Organics – List of photographed varieties of Melons and Watermelons
Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Plantae
Haeckel, 1866[1]
Divisions
Green algae
..... Click the link for more information.
Haeckel, 1866[1]
Divisions
Green algae
- Chlorophyta
- Charophyta
- Non-vascular land plants (bryophytes)
..... Click the link for more information.
Magnoliophyta
Classes
Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Liliopsida - Monocots
The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms comprise the two extant groups of seed plants.
..... Click the link for more information.
Classes
Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Liliopsida - Monocots
The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms comprise the two extant groups of seed plants.
..... Click the link for more information.
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class of flowering plants. By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its can otherwise vary, being more inclusive or less inclusive depending upon the classification system being
..... Click the link for more information.
Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class of flowering plants. By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its can otherwise vary, being more inclusive or less inclusive depending upon the classification system being
..... Click the link for more information.
Cucurbitales
Dumort., 1829
Families
The Cucurbitales
..... Click the link for more information.
Dumort., 1829
Families
- Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)
- Begoniaceae (begonia family)
- Datiscaceae
- Tetramelaceae
- Corynocarpaceae
- Coriariaceae
- Anisophylleaceae
The Cucurbitales
..... Click the link for more information.
Cucurbitaceae
Juss.
Cucurbitaceae is a plant family commonly known as gourds or cucurbits and includes crops like cucumbers, squashes (including pumpkins), luffas, melons and watermelons.
..... Click the link for more information.
Juss.
Cucurbitaceae is a plant family commonly known as gourds or cucurbits and includes crops like cucumbers, squashes (including pumpkins), luffas, melons and watermelons.
..... Click the link for more information.
Plantae
Haeckel, 1866[1]
Divisions
Green algae
..... Click the link for more information.
Haeckel, 1866[1]
Divisions
Green algae
- Chlorophyta
- Charophyta
- Non-vascular land plants (bryophytes)
..... Click the link for more information.
fruit has different meanings depending on context. In botany, a fruit is the ripened ovary—together with seeds—of a flowering plant. In many species, the fruit incorporates the ripened ovary and surrounding tissues.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
epigynous berry or false berry is an accessory fruit found in certain plant species with an inferior ovary, distinguishing it from a true berry. In these species other parts of the flower (including the basal parts of the sepals, petals, and stamens) can ripen along
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
cultivar is a cultivated plant that has been selected and given a unique name because it has desirable characteristics (decorative or useful) that distinguish it from otherwise similar plants of the same species. When propagated it retains those characteristics.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Cucumis
Species: C. melo
Binomial name
Cucumis melo
L.
..... Click the link for more information.
Species: C. melo
Binomial name
Cucumis melo
L.
..... Click the link for more information.
M. charantia
Binomial name
Momordica charantia
Descourt.
Momordica charantia is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown for edible fruit, which is among
..... Click the link for more information.
Binomial name
Momordica charantia
Descourt.
Momordica charantia is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown for edible fruit, which is among
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
C. lanatus
Binomial name
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.
..... Click the link for more information.
Binomial name
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.
..... Click the link for more information.
C. metuliferus
Binomial name
Cucumis metuliferus
E. Mey
The horned melon, also called melano, African horned cucumber or melon, jelly melon, hedged gourd,
..... Click the link for more information.
Binomial name
Cucumis metuliferus
E. Mey
The horned melon, also called melano, African horned cucumber or melon, jelly melon, hedged gourd,
..... Click the link for more information.
Hami melon (Chinese: 哈密瓜; pinyin: Hāmì guā) is a type of muskmelon, originally from Hami, Xinjiang. It is also referred to as the Chinese Hami melon. A generic term that can be applied is "snow melon".
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Honeydew melon, raw (edible parts)
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 0 kcal 0 kJ
Carbohydrates 9 g
- Sugars 8 g
- Dietary fiber 1 g
Fat 0.1 g
Protein 0.
..... Click the link for more information.
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 0 kcal 0 kJ
Carbohydrates 9 g
- Sugars 8 g
- Dietary fiber 1 g
Fat 0.1 g
Protein 0.
..... Click the link for more information.
Piel de Sapo (family Cucurbitaceae, Cucumis melo, Inodorus group) is a type of of melon widely available in the Northern Hemisphere, with a green blotched skin after which it is named. (Piel De Sapo translates as "toad skin").
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
A sugar melon is a type of cantaloupe that is about five to six inches (12–15 cm) in diameter and weighing between two and a half to four pounds (1–2 kg). Nearly round in shape, it has thick, sweet, orange flesh and a ribbed exterior that is a silvery gray.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
The Bailan melon is a locally famous type of melon grown near Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu province in the People's Republic of China.
According to Chinese sources, the melons were introduced to China by a Mr.
..... Click the link for more information.
According to Chinese sources, the melons were introduced to China by a Mr.
..... Click the link for more information.
The Galia is a type of melon similar to a cantaloupe, though larger, and with deep green flesh. The word Galia is of Hebrew origin meaning 'God has redeemed'.[1]
Most varieties have fairly large fruit compared to other melons. The most common size is one kg.
..... Click the link for more information.
Most varieties have fairly large fruit compared to other melons. The most common size is one kg.
..... Click the link for more information.
A melon baller is a small tool used to cut round- or oval-shaped sections of melon or any other soft fruit. The diameter of a melon baller's bowl varies from around 1 centimetre to 2.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
This article is copied from an article on Wikipedia.org - the free encyclopedia created and edited by online user community. The text was not checked or edited by anyone on our staff. Although the vast majority of the wikipedia encyclopedia articles provide accurate and timely information please do not assume the accuracy of any particular article. This article is distributed under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License.
Herod_Archelaus
