Taxon: Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo

Summary

Genus:

Cucumis

Subgenus:

Cucumis

Section:

Cucumis

Family:

Cucurbitaceae

Tribe:

Benincaseae

Nomen number:

404408

Place of publication:

P. M. Zhukovsky, Turq. agric. 534. 1933

Verified:

06/15/2020 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

182 (171 active, 125 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Cucumis melo L. (151 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. agrestis Naudin (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. chate (Hasselq.) Sageret (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. chito (C. Morren) Naudin (1 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. conomon (Thunb.) Makino (3 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. dudaim (L.) Naudin (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. momordica (Roxb.) Duthie & J. B. Fuller (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. texanus Naudin (45 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo (3056 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo var. cantalupo Ser. (21 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo var. flexuosus (L.) Naudin (47 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo var. inodorus H. Jacq. (3 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. var. melo (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Ghazanfar, S. A. 2003-. Flora of Oman
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Chad			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Eritrea			Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia			Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Somalia			Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Sudan			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Malawi			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Limpopo		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Mpumalanga		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	North-West		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Benin			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Côte D'Ivoire			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Ghana			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Niger			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Senegal			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Seychelles			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Oman			Ghazanfar, S. A. 2003-. Flora of Oman
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Saudi Arabia			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Yemen			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Maldives			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Sri Lanka			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Papuasia	Papua New Guinea			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Papuasia	Solomon Islands			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia			Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1	Native	Pacific	Northwestern Pacific	United States	Guam		Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Samoa			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
1	Native	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Tonga			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
4	Naturalized					widely natzd. in tropics
6	Other					exact native range obscure

Native
Africa

NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Chad
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania, Uganda
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Senegal
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Seychelles

Asia-Temperate

ARABIAN PENINSULA: Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
WESTERN ASIA: Iran
CHINA: China
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan
PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
INDO-CHINA: Myanmar
MALESIA: Indonesia, Philippines

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia

Pacific

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: United States [Guam]
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Tonga, Samoa

Naturalized (widely natzd. in tropics)
Other (exact native range obscure)

Reference(s)

Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Ghazanfar, S. A. 2003-. Flora of Oman
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina
Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Weed			Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1993. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) 81. Note: Parkway Publ., North Carolina

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=404408. Accessed 14 April 2026.