Cucumis melo L.
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Picture: Bart Wursten
At parkhome offices, Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.
Picture: Bart Wursten
At parkhome offices, Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.
Picture: Bart Wursten
At parkhome offices, Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.
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Cultivated and occasionally naturalized. |
Description:
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a cultivated plant |
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Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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C,E |
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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E,Lk,W |
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Literature:
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Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 11. As Cucumis melo agrestis
Jeffrey, C. (1978). Cucurbitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 468 - 469.
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 38.
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-23
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.
(2023).
Flora of Zambia: Species information: Cucumis melo. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=157290, retrieved 4 February 2023
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