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Cucumis melo
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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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| Status: | Cultivated and occasionally naturalized. |
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a cultivated plant |
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| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | C,E |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | E,Lk,W |
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| Literature: |
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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Flora of Malawi: Cucumis meloFlora of Mozambique: Cucumis melo
Flora of Zimbabwe: Cucumis melo
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cucumis meloAfrican Plant Database: Cucumis melo
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cucumis melo
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cucumis melo
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Cucumis melo
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Cucumis melo
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cucumis melo
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Cucumis melo
iNaturalist: Cucumis melo
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cucumis melo
JSTOR Plant Science: Cucumis melo
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cucumis melo
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cucumis melo
Plants of the World Online: Cucumis melo
Tropicos: Cucumis melo
Wikipedia: Cucumis melo
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