Cucumis melo L.

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Object Details

Biogeographical Region

81 - Caribbean

Collector

Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez

Record Last Modified

18 Nov 2025

Specimen Count

Collection Date

27 Aug 1998

Barcode

00690589

USNM Number

3377006

Preparation

Photograph

Place

Plant cultivated in Washington, DC, from seeds obtained from a fruit collected in Puerto Rico. From unknown locality., Puerto Rico, West Indies - Neotropics

Published Name

Cucumis melo L.

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Botany

Angiosperms

West Indies Project

Plant Image Collection

Taxonomy

Plantae Dicotyledonae Cucurbitales Cucurbitaceae

Data Source

NMNH - Botany Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34d4cdf98-4127-4155-a006-b6cfefec545e

Record ID

nmnhbotany_10460155