Cucurbitaceae
Muskmelon
Cucumis melo
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Cucumis
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Common names
By language (123)
- Afrikaans
- Spanspek
- Arabic
- الشمام, شمام, بطيخ, عبد اللاوي, عجور, قاوون, ثغارير, خيار البر
- Armenian
- Սեխ, Կանտալուպ, Հայկական վարունգ
- arz
- بطيخ, شمام - كنتالوب, قثاء
- Assamese
- ঘাম্বৰু
- azb
- یئمیش, شاماما
- Azerbaijani
- Yemiş
- ba
- Ҡауын
- Bangla
- ফুটি, খরমুজ, খরবুজ
- Basque
- Meloi, Meloia
- Belarusian
- Дыня
- Bhojpuri
- खरबुज्जा, प्रजाति, कुकुमिस मेलो, काँकरि, खरबुज्जा, ककड़ी, काँकर, खरबूज, खरबूजा
- bo
- ཀུབ་མངར།, ཧ་མི་ཀུབ།
- Bosnian
- Dinja
- Bulgarian
- Пъпеш, Арменска краставица
- Burmese
- သခွားမွှေး, ငပြုတ်သခွား
- Cantonese
- 蜜瓜, 鈔皮瓜
- Catalan
- Melonera, Meló, Alficòs, Cantaloup, Cantalup
- Central Kurdish
- کاڵەک, گندۆر, گندۆرە, ترۆزی, شەمامە
- ch
- Melon
- Cherokee
- ᎦᏩᏒᎩ
- Chinese
- 甜瓜, 马泡瓜, 哈密瓜, 越瓜, 华莱士瓜, 瓜蒂, 甜瓜叶, 甜瓜子
- chy
- Mâhöhko
- crh
- Kawun
- Croatian
- Dinja
- Czech
- Meloun cukrový, Cukrový meloun
- Danish
- Melon
- Dutch
- Meloen, Honingmeloen, Suikermeloen, Armeense komkommer
- eml
- Mlòṅ
- English
- Muskmelon, Melon plant, Melon, Cantaloupe, Musk melon, True melon, Melons queen Anne's pocket, Armenian cucumber
- Esperanto
- Melono, Kantalupo
- Estonian
- Melon, Harilik melon, Kurkmelon
- Filipino
- Milong Kastila, C melo, C. melo, Cantaloupe, Espanyol na milon, Kantalop, Kantalup, Kantalupe
- Finnish
- Meloni, Herkkumeloni, Melooni, Sokerimeloni, Sokerimelonit, Verkkomeloni, Cantaloupemeloni
- French
- Melon, Melon cantaloup, Melon brodé, Melon charentais, Melon galia, Melon jaune, Melon miel, Voatango
- frr
- Sokermeloon
- Galician
- Melón
- German
- Zuckermelone, Cantaloupe-Melone, Cantaloup, Cantaloupe Melone, Cantaloupemelone, Warzenmelone
- grc
- Μηλοπέπων
- Greek
- Πεπόνι, Πεπόνια, Ξυλάγγουρο, Αντζούρι
- Guarani
- Merõ
- guc
- Meruuna
- Haitian Creole
- Melon frans, Kantaloup
- hak
- Hiông-kôa
- Hebrew
- מלון, פקוס, מלפפון ארמני, מלפפון ארצ-ישראלי, מלפפון ערבי, מלפפון פלסטינאי
- Hindi
- कचरी, खरबूजा, खरबूज, ख़रबूज़, ख़रबूज़ा
- hsb
- Dynja, Cokorowa melona
- Hungarian
- Sárgadinnye
- hyw
- Սեխ
- Indonesian
- Melon, Melon rock
- inh
- Паста
- Italian
- Melone, Melone giallo, Melone verde, Popone, Cantalupo
- Japanese
- メロン, アールスメロン, マスクメロン, 甜瓜, アルメニアキュウリ, カンタロープ
- Javanese
- Melon, Bléwah
- kaa
- Qawın
- Kannada
- ಕರ್ಬೂಜ
- Kazakh
- Қауын, Канталупа
- Korean
- 멜론, 메론, 향참외, 캔털루프, 칸탈로프, 칸탈루프
- Kurdish
- Gindor, Şemamok, Xite, شەمامۆک
- Kyrgyz
- Коон
- lah
- تر
- Latin
- Melo
- Latvian
- Melone, Melones
- Lithuanian
- Sėjamasis melionas, Melionai, Melionas, Raukšlėtasis melionas
- Luxembourgish
- Meloun
- Macedonian
- Диња
- Malagasy
- Voatango
- Malay
- Pokok Blewah
- Malayalam
- തയ്ക്കുമ്പളം, Muskmelon, ഷമാം
- Māori
- Katiu
- map
- Bléwah
- Marathi
- वाळूक, खरबूज, कुकुमिस मेलो
- mnc
- ᠵᠠᠨᠴᡠᡥᡡᠨ ᡥᡝᠩᡴᡝ
- mwl
- Melón
- nah
- Melōn
- nan
- Me-lóng, Bāng-á-koe, Mē-lóng-koe
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Melon, Honningmelon, Meloner, Sukkermelon, Cantaloupe
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Melon, Kantalupp
- nv
- Taʼneeskʼání, Tʼáneeskʼání
- Occitan
- Melon
- os
- Неси, Канталупæ
- pam
- Milun
- pcd
- Melon
- Persian
- خربزه تخمقند, خیار چنبر, دستنبو, طالبی
- pnt
- Γαβούν'
- Polish
- Ogórek melon, Kantalupa, Kantalupy
- Portuguese
- Melão, Abdelavi, Abdelawi, Meloeiro, Meloa, Cantalupo
- Punjabi
- ਕੱਕੜੀ, ਖਰਬੂਜਾ
- Quechua
- Unukhachun, Melon, Melón, Quylu, Unukachun
- Romanian
- Pepene galben, Cantalup
- Russian
- Дыня, Дыни, Дикая дыня, Дыня змеевидная, Канталупа, Канталуп, Мускусная дыня
- sc
- Melone
- scn
- Muluni di fedda, Muluneddu, Muluni biancu, Muluni di nvernu, Muluni giarnu, Muluni jancu
- Serbian
- Диња, Диње
- Serbian (Latin)
- Dinja
- shn
- မၢၵ်ႇတႅင်ႁွမ်, မၢၵ်ႇတႅင်ၽႅင်ႉ, တႅင်ၽႅင်ႉ
- Sindhi
- گدرو, ڪچريون
- Slovak
- Uhorka žltá
- Slovenian
- Melona, Dina, Dinja
- Spanish
- Bryonia callosa, Melon, Melonero, Melón, Alficoz, Cantalupe, Pepino alficoz
- Sundanese
- Mélon
- Swedish
- Melon, Matmelon, Sockermelon, Nätmelon
- Tajik
- Харбуза
- Tamil
- திரினிப்பழம், காட்டுத்துமட்டி
- Tatar
- Кавын
- Telugu
- ఖర్బూజా, కర్బూజ, కస్తూరికర్బూజ, ఖర్బుజా
- Thai
- แตงไทย, แคนตาลูป, แตงกวาอาร์มีเนีย
- tly
- Qamək
- Turkish
- Kavun, Acur
- Turkmen
- Gawun
- tyv
- Кагын
- Ukrainian
- Диня, Канталуп
- Urdu
- خربوزہ, Melon, خربز, خربزہ, خربوز, میلن, میلون, ککڑی
- Uzbek
- Qovun, Arman bodringi
- Vietnamese
- Dưa bở, Dưa gang, Dưa vàng
- vls
- Meloen
- Welsh
- Melon
- Wolof
- Xaalu tubaab
- wuu
- 厚皮甜瓜
- Yiddish
- מעלאן
- Yoruba
- Egunsi, Bara
- za
- Gvehom
- zza
- Beşila, Ecur, Şemamok
Synonyms
- Cucumis acidus Jacq.
- Cucumis agrestis (Naudin) Grebenscikov
- Cucumis agrestis subsp. figari (Pangalo) Greb.
- Cucumis alba var. flavescens Nakai
- Cucumis albus Nakai
- Cucumis ambigua Fenzl ex Hook.f.
- Cucumis arenarius Schumach. & Thonn.
- Cucumis aromaticus Royle
- Cucumis bardana Fenzl ex Naudin
- Cucumis bisexualis A.M.Lu & G.C.Wang
- Cucumis callosus Cogn.
- Cucumis campechianus Kunth
- Cucumis cantalupensis Haberle ex M.Roem.
- Cucumis cantalupo Rchb.
- Cucumis chate Hasselq.
- Cucumis chate L.
- Cucumis chinensis (Pangalo) Pangalo
- Cucumis chito C.Morren
- Cucumis cicatrisatus Stocks
- Cucumis cognata Fenzl ex Hook.f.
- Cucumis conomon Thunb.
- Cucumis conomon var. koreana Nakai
- Cucumis conomon var. rugosa Nakai
- Cucumis cubensis Schrad.
- Cucumis cubensis var. costatus M.Roem.
- Cucumis deliciosus Salisb.
- Cucumis dudaim L.
- Cucumis eriocarpus Boiss. & Noë
- Cucumis erivanicus hort. ex Steud.
- Cucumis flexuosus L.
- Cucumis flexuosus var. adzhur Pangalo
- Cucumis flexuosus var. curvatoalbus Pangalo
- Cucumis flexuosus var. curvatoaurantiacus Pangalo
- Cucumis flexuosus var. curvatoviridis Pangalo
- Cucumis flexuosus var. rectoalbus Pangalo
- Cucumis flexuosus var. rectoauranticus Pangalo
- Cucumis flexuosus var. rectoviridis Pangalo
- Cucumis flexuosus var. reflexus Ser.
- Cucumis flexuosus var. terra Pangalo
- Cucumis jamaicensis Bert. ex Spreng.
and 249 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to November (from 272 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Quentin Groom, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrea Villarreal Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Windell Oskay from Sunnyvale, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Arry Samudra, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: FarceRéjeane, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vincent ogiamien, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Morgan Hay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: piero1900, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.