The cantaloupe is a type of true melon with sweet, aromatic, and usually orange flesh. Originally, cantaloup referred to the true cantaloupe or European cantaloupe with non- to slightly netted and oft
Cucumis is a genus of twining, tendril-bearing plants in the family Cucurbitaceae which includes the cucumber, true melons, the horned melon, and the West Indian gherkin.
Cantaloupe
…Cantaloupe European cantaloupe (true cantaloupe) Genus Cucumis Species C. melo Subspecies C. melo subsp. melo Cultivar group Cantalupensis Group (incorporating Reticulatus Group) American Western cantaloupe (muskmelon…