Melon 169720 226013245 2008-07-16T13:08:40Z Trugster 1960049 Reverted [[WP:AGF|good faith]] edits by [[Special:Contributions/24.125.203.152|24.125.203.152]]; Rvv. using [[WP:TWINKLE|TW]] {{otheruses}} [[Image:Melon.jpg|thumb|200px]] '''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 [[Epigynous berry|false berry]]. Many different [[cultivars]] have been produced, particularly of [[muskmelons]]. The plant grows as a vine. ==Culinary vegetables== *Genus ''Momordica'' [[Bitter melon]] *Genus ''Benincasa'' [[Winter melon]] ==Culinary fruit== *Genus ''Citrullus'' - [[Watermelon]] *Genus ''Cucumis'' **''C. metuliferus'' - [[Horned melon]] **[[muskmelon|''C. melo'']] ***''C. melo cantalupensis''. Skin that is rough and warty, not netted. [[cantaloupe|European Cantaloupe]] and Algerian melon. ***''C. melo inodorus''. Canary melon, Casaba, Kolkhoznitsa melon, [[Hami melon]], [[Honeydew (melon)|Honeydew]], Navajo Yellow, [[Piel de Sapo]]/Santa Claus, [[Sugar melon]], tigger (tiger) melon, and Japanese melons. ***''C. melo reticulatus'', true muskmelons, with netted skin. Examples include [[Bailan melon]], , [[cantaloupe|North American "cantaloupe"]], [[Galia (melon)|Galia]], Ogen, Persian, Sharlyn melons. *** Modern crossbred varieties, e.g. Crenshaw (Casaba X Persian), Crane (Japanese X N.A. cantaloupe) ==Oilseed sources== *''[[Cucumeropsis mannii]]'' ==See also== *[[Melon baller]] == 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.). ==Gallery== <center> <gallery> Image:Melao.jpg|Melão - Melon (''Cucumis melo L'') Image:Cucumis_melo_1_(Piotr_Kuczynski).jpg|Melon Image:Cucumis_melo_4_(Piotr_Kuczynski).jpg|Melon, seed plant Image:kwatji.jpg|Melon seeds Image:03-05-JPN202.jpg|Japanese melon intended as a high-priced gift Image:Slices of Melon.jpg|Slices of melon on a plate Image:Cantaloupes.jpg|North American "cantaloupes" </gallery> </center> == External links == {{Commons|Cucumis melo}} * [http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/nexus/Cucumis_melo_nex.html Cucumis melo L.] &ndash; Purdue University, Center for New Crops & Plant Products. * [http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Cucumis.html Sorting Cucumis names] &ndash; Multilingual multiscript plant name database * [http://www.foodsubs.com/Fruitmel.html The Cook's Thesaurus: Melons] &ndash; List of photographed varieties of melons * [http://www.deliciousorganics.com/recipes/melons.htm Welcome to Delicious Organics] &ndash; List of photographed varieties of Melons and Watermelons [[Category:Fruit]] [[Category:Accessory fruit]] [[Category:Cucurbitaceae]] [[Category:Melons|*]] [[als:Melone]] [[ar:بطيخ]] [[cs:Meloun]] [[de:Melone]] [[el:Πεπονιά]] [[eo:Melono (Frukto)]] [[ht:Melon]] [[ja:ウリ]] [[simple:Melon]] [[uk:Диня]] [[yi:מעלאן]] [[zh:瓜]]