Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCucurbitales
FamilyCucurbitaceae
GenusCucumis
Scientific name with authorshipCucumis melo L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
? ameri Pangalo? cassaba PangaloBryonia callosa Wall.Cucumis chaete I.TelfordCucumis chate L.Cucumis chito E.Morren, 1849Cucumis dudaim subsp. aegyptiacus (Alef.) Sickenb.Cucumis dudaim subsp. bitarianus Sickenb.Cucumis dudaim subsp. elongatus Sickenb.Cucumis dudaim subsp. striatus Sickenb.Cucumis dudaim var. aegyptiacus Sickenb.Cucumis flexuosus var. adzhur PangaloCucumis flexuosus var. curvatoalbus PangaloCucumis flexuosus var. curvatoaurantiacus PangaloCucumis flexuosus var. curvatoviridis PangaloCucumis flexuosus var. rectoalbus PangaloCucumis flexuosus var. rectoauranticus PangaloCucumis flexuosus var. rectoviridis PangaloCucumis flexuosus var. terra PangaloCucumis gurmia Wall.Cucumis melo f. albidus (Alef.) Kitam.Cucumis melo f. depressus Chakrav.Cucumis melo f. dissectifolius PangaloCucumis melo f. dulcis PangaloCucumis melo f. flavus (Makino) Kitam.Cucumis melo f. ginmakua Kitam.Cucumis melo f. grandifolius PangaloCucumis melo f. hamikua Kitam.Cucumis melo f. kikumelon Kitam.Cucumis melo f. longus Chakrav.Cucumis melo f. major Chakrav.Cucumis melo f. rotundatus Chakrav.Cucumis melo f. rugosus NakaiCucumis melo f. rugosus Nakai ex Kitam.Cucumis melo f. showamelon Kitam.Cucumis melo f. typicus PangaloCucumis melo f. variegatus MakinoCucumis melo f. viridis (Alef.) MakinoCucumis melo subsp. adana PangaloCucumis melo subsp. ameri (Pangalo) PangaloCucumis melo subsp. aurantiacus HarzCucumis melo subsp. cassaba (Pangalo) PangaloCucumis melo subsp. chandalak (Gabaev) PangaloCucumis melo subsp. cultus (Kurz) PangaloCucumis melo subsp. europaeus FilovCucumis melo subsp. orientale SageretCucumis melo subsp. orientale Sageret ex FilovCucumis melo subsp. orientalis SageretCucumis melo subsp. orientalis Sageret ex FilovCucumis melo subsp. rigidus (Pangalo) FilovCucumis melo subsp. rigidus PangaloCucumis melo subsp. spontaneum FilovCucumis melo subsp. vulgaris (H.Jacq.) PangaloCucumis melo var. acidulus NaudinCucumis melo var. adana (Pangalo) PangaloCucumis melo var. adress PangaloCucumis melo var. aegyptiacus (Alef.) HassibCucumis melo var. aegyptiacus Alef.Cucumis melo var. aestivales (Alef.) FilovCucumis melo var. aestivalis Alef.Cucumis melo var. aethiopicus NaudinCucumis melo var. albida MakinoCucumis melo var. albidus Alef.Cucumis melo var. alboviridis PangaloCucumis melo var. alwarensis A.Pandey & S.RajkumarCucumis melo var. ameri GabaevCucumis melo var. ananas Alef.Cucumis melo var. ananas-i-chair-verte HassibCucumis melo var. anatolicus NaudinCucumis melo var. annae Alef.Cucumis melo var. argenteus Alef.Cucumis melo var. arundel HassibCucumis melo var. atab HassibCucumis melo var. atossae Alef.Cucumis melo var. aurantiacus (Harz) PangaloCucumis melo var. autumnales FilovCucumis melo var. azmirli HassibCucumis melo var. baqubensis Chakrav.Cucumis melo var. beida HassibCucumis melo var. bitarianus (Sickenb.) HassibCucumis melo var. bos-valdy E.SuzukiCucumis melo var. brasilianus Alef.Cucumis melo var. buharici FilovCucumis melo var. bullock HassibCucumis melo var. burrells-gem HassibCucumis melo var. cantalupo Ser.Cucumis melo var. cantonianus NaudinCucumis melo var. carmelitarum Alef.Cucumis melo var. carthagenens Alef.Cucumis melo var. casaba PangaloCucumis melo var. caseiformis Alef.Cucumis melo var. cassabar Alef.Cucumis melo var. chandalak GabaevCucumis melo var. chandaliak GabaievCucumis melo var. chandlkak (Pangalo) FilovCucumis melo var. chilensis Alef.Cucumis melo var. chloris Alef.Cucumis melo var. chrysopetrus Alef.Cucumis melo var. citrinus Alef.Cucumis melo var. citrodorus Alef.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported
Social use
Crop wild relative
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier292238-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF IF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeYes
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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.