Cucumis melo

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q81602
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Cucumis melo

Summary

Cucumis melo is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.47% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,005 views/month, #926 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cucumis melo's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Cucumis melo is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Cucumis melo belongs to the parent taxon Cucumis[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Cucumis melo is Cucumis melo[6].
  • Cucumis melo is a type of useful plant[7].
  • Cucumis melo is a type of annual plant[8].
  • Cucumis melo is used for fodder[9].
  • Cucumis melo is used for medicinal plant[10].
  • Cucumis melo is used for fruit[11].
  • Cucumis melo's Commons category is recorded as Cucumis melo[12].
  • Cucumis melo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cucumis melo[13].
  • Cucumis melo's Commons gallery is recorded as Cucumis melo[14].
  • Cucumis melo's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[15].
  • Cucumis melo's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 73(1)[16].
  • Cucumis melo's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
  • Cucumis melo's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=404410[18].
  • Cucumis melo's this taxon is source of is recorded as melon[19].
  • Cucumis melo's this taxon is source of is recorded as muskmelon[20].
  • Cucumis melo's this taxon is source of is recorded as cantaloupe[21].
  • Cucumis melo's this taxon is source of is recorded as muskmelon juice[22].
  • Cucumis melo's this taxon is source of is recorded as smell of melon[23].
  • Cucumis melo's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. melo'}[24].
  • Cucumis melo is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'melon'}[25].
  • Cucumis melo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'melon'}[26].
  • Cucumis melo is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Meloen'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Cucumis melo is Cucumis melo[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Cucumis[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'melon'}[25], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'melon'}[26], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Meloen'}[27], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'meloun cukrový'}[28], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'herkkumeloni'}[29], and {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '甜瓜'}[30].

Identifiers

Cucumis melo's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3656[31]. Cucumis melo's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 584424[32]. Cucumis melo's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2874570[33]. Cucumis melo's ITIS TSN is recorded as 22362[34].

Why It Matters

Cucumis melo ranks in the top 0.47% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,005 views/month, #926 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 265 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [34] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [32] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [33] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Germplasm Resource Information Network (GRIN) Files (NAID 5821972). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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