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



Summary
Genus:
Cucumis
Subgenus:
Cucumis
Section:
Cucumis
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
429020
Place of publication:
Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 4, 16:160.  1862
Verified:
12/02/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
45 (45  active, 44  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 (171 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. 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)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Decker-Walters, D. S. et al. 2002. The origin and genetic affinities of wild populations of melon (Cucumis melo, Cucurbitaceae) in North America. Pl. Syst. Evol. 233:183-197.
  3. Decker-Walters, D. S. 2002. The origin of New World melons: Part 1 - morphology and ecology. In: Cucurbit Network, Cucurbit network news (on-line resource). 9(1):7.
  4. Decker-Walters, D. S. 2002. The origin of New World melons: Part 2 - genetic relationships. In: Cucurbit Network, Cucurbit network news (on-line resource). 9(2):7.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNotecitation_id
4Naturalized    natzd. in tropical & warm-temperate America0
Naturalized (natzd. in tropical & warm-temperate America)

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=429020. Accessed 12 May 2026.