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Cucumis melo

Angiospermae - Cucurbitales - Cucurbitaceae

Taxonomy
Cucumis melo was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Cucumis melo Linnaeus
1996Cucumis melo Liu et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderCucurbitalesJussieu 1820
familyCucurbitaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusCucumis
speciesmelo

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Cucumis melo Linnaeus 1753
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0China (Inner Mongolia) Cucumis melo (223943)