Cucumis melo
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Photo: Bart Wursten
At parkhome offices, Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
At parkhome offices, Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
At parkhome offices, Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.
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| Status: | Cultivated and occasionally naturalized. |
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a cultivated plant |
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| FZ divisions: | MS,M |
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| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 11. As Cucumis melo agrestis Jeffrey, C. (1978). Cucurbitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 468 - 469. Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Cucurbitaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles Pages 111 - 113. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 38. |
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Flora of the DRC: Cucumis meloFlora of the DRC: cultivated Cucumis melo
Flora of Malawi: Cucumis melo
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Cucumis melo
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Cucumis melo
Flora of Zambia: Cucumis melo
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Cucumis melo
Flora of Zimbabwe: Cucumis melo
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Cucumis melo
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cucumis meloAfrican Plant Database: Cucumis melo
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cucumis melo
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cucumis melo
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cucumis melo
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cucumis melo
JSTOR Plant Science: Cucumis melo
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cucumis melo
Plants of the World Online: Cucumis melo
Tropicos: Cucumis melo
Wikipedia: Cucumis melo