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any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers (同)melon vine
any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh
a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin) (同)family Cucurbitaceae, gourd family
the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers (同)sweet_melon
any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell (同)muskmelon, sweet melon vine, Cucumis_melo
small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea (同)paddymelon
the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large green melon with orange flesh

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Various types of melons

Watermelon vendors in Kstovo, Russia

This list of melons includes members of the plant family Cucurbitaceae with edible, fleshy fruit (e.g. gourds or cucurbits). The word "melon" can refer to either the plant or specifically to the fruit. Many different cultivars have been produced, particularly of muskmelons. Although the melon is a botanical fruit (specifically, a berry), some varieties may be considered culinary vegetables rather than fruits. The word melon derives from Latin melopepo,^[1] which is the latinization of the Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopepon), meaning "melon",^[2] itself a compound of μῆλον (mēlon), "apple"^[3] + πέπων (pepōn), amongst others "a kind of gourd or melon".^[4]

History

Watermelon and melon in India

Melons originated in Africa^[5] and southwest Asia,^[6] but they gradually began to appear in Europe toward the end of the Roman Empire. Melons were among the earliest plants to be domesticated in both the Old and New Worlds.^[7] Early American settlers are recorded as growing honeydew and casaba melons as early as the 1600s.^[6] A number of Native American tribes in New Mexico, including Acoma, Cochiti, Isleta, Navajo, Santo Domingo and San Felipe, maintain a tradition of growing their own characteristic melon cultivars, derived from melons originally introduced by the Spanish. Organizations like Native Seeds/SEARCH have made an effort to collect and preserve these and other heritage seeds.^[8]^[9]

Melons by genus

Honeydew

Benincasa

Winter melon^{[note 1]} (B. hispida) is the only member of the genus Benincasa. The mature winter melon is a culinary vegetable, widely used in Asia and India. The immature melons are used as a culinary fruit, for example to make a distinctive fruit drink.

Citrullus

Egusi (C. lanatus) is a wild melon, similar in appearance to the watermelon. The flesh is inedible, but the seeds are a valuable food source in Africa.^[10] Other species that have the same culinary role, and that are also called egusi include Cucumeropsis mannii and Lagenaria siceraria.^[11]
Watermelon (C. lanatus) originated in Africa, where evidence indicates that it has been cultivated for over 4,000 years.^[12] It is a popular summer fruit in all parts of the world.^[13]

Cucumis

Melons in genus Cucumis are culinary fruits, and include the majority of culinary melons. All but a handful of culinary melon varieties belong to the species Cucumis melo L.

Horned melon (C. metuliferus), a traditional food plant in Africa with distinctive spikes. Now grown in California, Chile, Australia and New Zealand as well.^[14]
Muskmelon (C. melo)
- C. melo cantalupensis, with skin that is rough and warty, not netted.
  - The European cantaloupe, with lightly ribbed, pale green skin, was domesticated in the 18th century, in Cantalupo nel Sannio, Italy, by the pope's gardener. Varieties include the French Charentais and the Burpee Seeds hybrid Netted Gem, introduced in the 19th century.^[15] The Yubari King is a highly prized Japanese cantaloupe cultivar.
  - The Persian melon resemble a large cantaloupe with a darker green rind and a finer netting.^[16]
- C. melo inodorus, or winter melons
  - Korean melon, a yellow melon with white lines running across the fruit and white inside. Can be crisp and slightly sweet or juicy when left to ripen longer.
  - Canary melon, a large, bright-yellow melon with a pale green to white inner flesh.
  - Casaba, bright yellow, with a smooth, furrowed skin. Less flavorful than other melons, but keeps longer.^[17]
  - Hami melon, originally from Hami, Xinjian, China. Flesh is sweet and crisp.^[18]
  - Honeydew, with a sweet, juicy, green-colored flesh. Grown as bailan melon in Lanzhou, China.
  - Kolkhoznitsa melon, with smooth, yellow skin and dense, white flesh.^[19]
  - Piel de Sapo (toad skin) or Santa Claus melon, with a blotchy green skin and white sweet-tasting flesh.
  - Sugar melon a smooth, white, round fruit.^[20]
  - Tiger melon, an orange, yellow and black striped melon from Turkey with a soft pulp.^[21]
  - Japanese melons (including the Sprite melon).
- C. melo reticulatus, true muskmelons, with netted (reticulated) skin.
  - North American cantaloupe, distinct from the European cantaloupe, with the net-like skin pattern common to other C. melo reticulatus varieties.^[22]
  - Galia, small and very juicy with either faint green or rosy pink flesh.^[16]
  - Sharlyn melons, with taste between honeydew and cantaloupes, netted skin, greenish-orange rind, and white flesh.^[23]
- Modern crossbred varieties, e.g. Crenshaw (Casaba × Persian), Crane (Japanese × N.A. cantaloupe).

Momordica

The young fruit of M. balsamina L. is eaten as a culinary vegetable in Cameroon, Sudan and southern Africa.^[24]
The bitter melon (M. charantia) is the only significant melon that is a member of the genus Momordica. It is a culinary vegetable, widely used in Asian, Indian and Caribbean cuisines. The flesh of the bitter melon has a characteristic bitter flavor. In contrast, the red, gelatinous coating of the mature seeds is sweet, and is used in some Asian cuisines as a sweetener. Bitter melon has an unusually large number of common names in various regions.^[25]
The ripe fruit of M. foetida is eaten in Ghana, Gabon, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.^[26]

Notes

^ Not to be confused with Cucumis melo inodorus varieties, also collectively called winter melon.

References

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^ Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott (1925). "μηλοπέπων,". A Greek-English Lexicon (ninth ed.). http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Dmhlope%2Fpwn.
^ Liddell et al, "μῆλον"
^ Liddell et al, "πέπων"
^ John Griffith Vaughan, Catherine Geissler (2009). The New Oxford Book of Food Plants (second ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 134. ISBN 0-19-954946-X. http://books.google.com/books?id=UdKxFcen8zgC&lpg=PA134&dq=melons&pg=PA134#v=onepage&q=melons&f=false.
^ ^a ^b "Growing Melons". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension. http://byf.unl.edu/Melon. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
^ Andres, T. C. (2004). "Cucurbitaceae". http://www.cucurbit.org/family.html.^{[self-published source?]}
^ Denise Miller (September 24, 2008). "San Felipe Pueblo melon farmer favors the old ways". Albuquerque Journal. http://www.abqjournal.com/food/2491846256food09-24-08.htm.
^ "Melons: The Native Americans". New Mexico Fruit Growers. September 30, 2010. http://nmfruitgrowers.wordpress.com/2010/09/30/melons-the-native-americans/.
^ Danielle Nierenberg. "Seeds, seeds, seeds: Egusi, the Miracle Melon". Nourishing the Planet. http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/seeds-seeds-seeds-egusi-the-miracle-melon/.
^ Enoch Gbenato Achigan-Dako; Rose Fagbemissi; Hermane Tonankpon Avohou; Raymond Sognon Vodouhe; Ousmane Coulibaly; Adam Ahanchede (2008). "Importance and practices of Egusi crops (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai, Cucumeropsis mannii Naudin and Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. cv. ‘ Aklamkpa ’) in sociolinguistic areas in Benin". Biotechnol. Agron. Soc. Environ. 12 (4): 393-40. http://pressesagro.be/base/text/v12n4/393.pdf.
^ Daniel Zohary and Maria Hopf (2000). Domestication of Plants in the Old World (3 ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 193.
^ "Grassland Species Profiles". FAO.
^ G.N. Njorogo; M.N. van Luijk (2004). "Momordica". In G.J.H. Grubben; O.H. Denton. Plant Resources of Tropical Africa: Vegetables. Wageningen, Netherlands: PROTA Foundation. p. 248. ISBN 90-5782-147-8. http://books.google.com/books?id=6jrlyOPfr24C&lpg=PA568&dq=momordica%20charantia%20culinary&pg=PA385#v=onepage&q&f=false.
^ Anthony F. Chiffolo, Rayner W. Hesse (2006). Cooking with the Bible: biblical food, feasts, and lore. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 255. ISBN 0-313-33410-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=Xwq1lunLkuoC&lpg=PA255&dq=%22melo%20cantalupensis%22&pg=PA255#v=onepage&q=%22melo%20cantalupensis%22&f=false.
^ ^a ^b Heidemarie Vos (2010). Passion of a Foodie - An International Kitchen Companion. Strategic Book Publishing. p. 348. ISBN 1-934925-63-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=spY3ct9PBxEC&lpg=PA348&dq=%22persian%20melon%22%20netting&pg=PA348#v=onepage&q=%22persian%20melon%22%20netting&f=false.
^ "What is a casaba melon?". WiseGeek. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-casaba-melon.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
^ "Xinjiang Hami Melon". China ABC. China Daily. http://www1.chinaculture.org/library/2008-01/08/content_22024.htm. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
^ "Moscow flooded with melons". The Moscow Times. September 21, 2007. http://www.freshplaza.com/news_detail.asp?id=7938. Retrieved 2001-11-04.
^ Jac G. Constant (1986). The Complete Book of Fruit: an illustrated guide to over 400 species and varieties of fruit from all over the world. Admiral. p. 35. ISBN 1-85171-049-3.
^ Judy Bastyra, Julia Canning (1990). A Gourmet's Guide to Fruit. HP Books. p. 64. ISBN 0-89586-849-0.
^ Linda Ziedrich (2010). The Joy of Jams, Jellies and Other Sweet Preserves: 200 Classic and Contemporary Recipes Showcasing the Fabulous Flavors of Fresh Fruits (Easyread Large Edition). ReadHowYouWant.com. p. 116. ISBN 1-4587-6483-4. http://books.google.com/books?id=JdLYGMOIndkC&lpg=PA116&dq=reticulatus%20%22north%20american%20melon%22&pg=PA116#v=onepage&q&f=false.
^ James Ehler. "Melons". Food Reference. http://www.foodreference.com/html/artmelon.html. Retrieved 2011-11-04.^{[self-published source?]}
^ PROTA, p. 384
^ PROTA, p. 384
^ PROTA p. 390

General references

Mabberley, D.J. (1987). The Plant Book. A portable dictionary of the higher plants. Cambridge University Press. p. 706. ISBN 0-521-34060-8. http://books.google.com/books/about/The_plant_book.html?id=ZVdoUPtqKCIC.
Magness, J.R., G.M. Markle, C.C. Compton (1971). "Food and feed crops of the United States". IR Bulletin (New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station) 1 (828). OL14117370M. Interregional Research Project IR-4

External links

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"Cucumis melo L.". Purdue University, Center for New Crops & Plant Products. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/nexus/Cucumis_melo_nex.html. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
"Sorting Cucumis names". Multilingual multiscript plant name database. http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Cucumis.html. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
Melons, The Cook's Thesaurus, http://www.foodsubs.com/Fruitmel.html, retrieved 2011-11-04. List of photographed varieties of melons.
"Growing Melons, Makings, Tips - A Grandfather’s Tenets". Melon Growing Guide. Agriculture Guide. June 7, 2011. http://agricultureguide.org/growing-melons-makings-tips-a-grandfathers-tenets. Retrieved 2011-11-04.

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