Cucumis melo subsp. melo var. cantalupo

Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo var. cantalupo Ser., Prodr. 3:300. 1828 (Syn: (=) Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis Naudin; (=) Cucumis melo var. reticulatus Naudin);

various cultivars sold in stores in California;

Fruits & Vegetables Week: Cucumis melo subsp. melo var. cantapulensis: Cucumis melo subsp. melo var. cantapulensis, with various cultivars sold in stores here in California

Cucurbitaceae Week: Cucumis melo subsp. melo Group Cantapaulensis: Cultivated melons come in a large range of forms, but are grouped into three main groups:

1. Group Cantapaulensis: Cantaloupes having variety of skin forms but with non-netted thick skin and yellowish-orange flesh with distinct aroma.

2. Group inodorous: Smooth thin skinned melons with white or greenish flesh without strong aroma.

3. Group reticulatus: distinctly netted skin and lighter coloured flesh

Some of the representatives of Cantaloupes are depicted here:

Fruits & Vegetable week – Muskmelon (Cucumis melo): Sending photo of musk melon which was growing in our balcony. The plant came up from the seeds thrown after eating the musk melon.

– Cucumis melo var. cantapulensis group reticulata