Cantaloupe | |
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Genus | Cucumis |
Species | C. melo |
Subspecies | C. melo subsp. melo |
Cultivar group | Cantalupensis Group (incorporating Reticulatus Group)[1] |
The cantaloupe (/ˈkæntəloʊp/ KAN-tə-lohp) is a type of food; a true melon (Cucumis melo) from the family Cucurbitaceae. Originally, cantaloupe referred only to the non-netted, orange-fleshed melons of Europe, but today may refer to any orange-fleshed melon of the C. melo species,[2] including the netted muskmelon which is called cantaloupe in North America, rockmelon in Australia and New Zealand, and spanspek in Southern Africa. Cantaloupes range in mass from 0.5 to 5 kilograms (1 to 11 lb).
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